GOLDSMITHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1141475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Goldsmiths Community AssociationWorking with the community to provide facilities whichenhance leisure, recreation, health and educationopportunities for all.25 organisations and groups use the community centre and over 800 people attend the health services, classes, groups and clubs each week. We aim to provide something for everyone, from babies to older people, at affordable prices.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DOWNHAM AND HITHER GREEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTICTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, RACE OR COLOUR OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL SUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: LEWISHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a modest surplus of £3,531 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £157,792 against expenditure of £154,261. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £65,603, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £70,236 (six months of unrestricted expenditure). The trustees consider the financial position stable and cautiously positive, noting that the surplus contributes to rebuilding reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/06/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSANNA EASTchair
• Cllr Mark Ingleby
• ISRAEL OYEBAMIJI · trustee of 1 other charity
• Iris Till · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jade Nembhard
• Natasha Clarkson
• Vallipuram Bala Subramanam

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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