BURNSIDE CENTRE

Registered charity 1145309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Burnside Centre is to maintain a well used community hub for the benefit of the local neighbourhood of Langley Estate and the wider area. We aim to provide a quality environment to stage a wide range of community activities (recreational and educational) across the all groups. Our core purpose is to provide real grass roots support to real grass root need.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND0001 OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH AND SECURE THE ESTABLLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY)

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £85,222 against a policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £11,000 for the year, supported by significant grant funding, though it notes that unrestricted income is quickly allocated due to increasing overheads.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Burnside Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery — “secured funding needed to truly begin the joint vision created, with thanks to the players of the National Lottery and the National Lottery'…” (source page)
• Cash for Kids — “Special thanks to Cash for Kids for supporting our children and family support over the festive period - we have had a fantastic time in 202…” (source page)
• Lovell Homes — “Thanks to Lovell Homes and Designer Contracts! July '23 We're incredibly grateful to Lovell's Community Engagement Manager Laura for making …” (source page)
• Designer Contracts — “Designer Contracts have been amazing throughout and we are blown away by their amazing donation of £4k safety flooring which will see us thr…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/04/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hilary Savagechair
• Aminat Oduntan
• Andrew Martin Watson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jacqueline Solveig Broxton
• Jacqueline Mansey
• Oyinlola Oladipo
• Rachel Clare Judge
• Rev Jennifer Beaumont · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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