THREE TREES COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1140924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of community facilities.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH SOLIHULL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR: (A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Solihull, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£172k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit in unrestricted funds of £16,546 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £124,368 against total expenditure of £172,441. The trustees report that the charity remained financially stable and held general unrestricted reserves of £59,601, which they consider appropriate against a policy target of 6 to 12 months' unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (73% of income)

“Charitable activities 3 83,350 31,588 114,938 318,024” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 6 and 12 months’ unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £60k)

“The trustees have agreed to a policy to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to between 6 and 12 months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £12,000 — contracts £12,000 (1); 10% of the £124,368 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Louisa Richards
Jacqueline Mary Nicholls
John Wilson
Mark Christopher Frampton
PATRICIA HAYES
Rev Neil Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
Roger James Look · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£124k	£172k
31/12/2024	£343k	£170k
31/12/2023	£162k	£142k
31/12/2022	£189k	£167k
31/12/2021	£254k	£258k

Common questions

Is THREE TREES COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit in unrestricted funds of £16,546 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £124,368 against total expenditure of £172,441. The trustees report that the charity remained financially stable and held general unrestricted reserves of £59,601, which they consider appropriate against a policy target of 6 to 12 months' unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THREE TREES COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THREE TREES COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/02/2026	£255k	Community-Well
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2019	£297k	Community Well
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/12/2015	£514k	Three Trees
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2015	£23k	Three Trees
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/03/2013	£41k	"From then 'til now"
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/08/2012	£9k	Who Are You?

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£682k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£496k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£145k
Tinsley Charitable Trust	1	£50k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Five Trees Community Trust.

Five Trees Community Trust income £258k
TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE income £237k
TRIPLE ONE TRUST LTD income £89k
COLEG TREFECA income £110k
FULL FACT income £3.1m
THE ROSENFELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £47k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THREE TREES COMMUNITY CENTRE	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Five Trees Community Trust FY2025	£258k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£237k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRIPLE ONE TRUST LTD FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLEG TREFECA FY2025	£110k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
FULL FACT FY2025	£3.1m	£110,000 - £119,999	9	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.