CURZON CENTRE

Registered charity 1145717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Youth services for 7-16years old. Providing a community centre for the Beaconsfield residents.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (II) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS (B) TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BEACONSFIELD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £96,054, exceeding the stated policy target of maintaining reserves at a minimum of 8 months of current year's expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with letting income covering running costs, though it notes the necessity of continuing to raise funds for youth services.

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.

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 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07791840

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• RIDER, James Howard — director, appointed 27/01/2025on trustee list
• SAUNDERS, David Michael — director, appointed 04/02/2020on trustee list
• SOUTHGATE, Dawn Anabel — director, appointed 04/02/2020on trustee list
• RICHARDS, Mark David — director, appointed 25/07/2018on trustee list
• FARNCOMBE, Andrew David — director, appointed 23/07/2018on trustee list
• FOWKE, Jonathan Nigel — director, appointed 23/07/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Farncombe
• David Michael Saunders · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dawn Anabel Southgate
• HELEN SHARMAN
• James Howard Rider
• Jonathan Fowke
• Mark Richards

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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