AMBLESIDE PARISH CENTRE

Registered charity 1145971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ambleside Parish Centre provides very high quality space for voluntary organisations andchurches for local people in Ambleside and the wider community.

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

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £71,938 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £424,077 to £352,139. The trustees' report notes that the Centre operated without a dedicated manager for much of the year and relies on grants and donations, with unrestricted general funds reducing to £10,426. However, the balance sheet shows significant unrestricted cash reserves of £111,447, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £10k)
“APC can continue to operate its core activities (office and maintenance plus a contingency for any staffing issues) and to support key community projects, for a period of 6 months from its Unrestricted Funds.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£121k£193k
31/03/2024£148k£177k
31/03/2023£97k£167k
31/03/2022£92k£116k
31/03/2021£180k£170k

Common questions

Is AMBLESIDE PARISH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £71,938 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £424,077 to £352,139. The trustees' report notes that the Centre operated without a dedicated manager for much of the year and relies on grants and donations, with unrestricted general funds reducing to £10,426. However, the balance sheet shows significant unrestricted cash reserves of £111,447, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AMBLESIDE PARISH CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMBLESIDE PARISH CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE HOLEHIRD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOLEHIRD TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£10kHerdwick01
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2018£10kOlder People: Connecting Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2018£5kSupporting Older People in and around Ambleside
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2014£9kSupport for young people and older men
South Lakeland District Council—£1kMembers locality budget scheme 2014/15
South Lakeland District Council—£70Members locality budget scheme 2014/15
South Lakeland District Council—£1kMembers locality budget scheme 2018/19