BOWTHORPE COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1147049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion on an ecumenical basis; The relief of Poverty; The relief of Sickness, the advancement of education and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ON AN ECUMENICAL BASIS;THE RELIEF OF POVERTY,THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS,THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £51,750, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £123,614 to £59,982. The trustees report that the charity's primary operational facility, St. Michael’s Workshop, was closed in June 2024 due to a drop in orders and increasing costs, leading to staff redundancies. Despite the closure, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £59,982.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Social Services Grants
“Social Services Grants 26,513” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees are now looking at other ways to serve the community and are talking to interested parties about the use of the building.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£5k£27k
28/02/2025£41k£93k
29/02/2024£126k£132k
28/02/2023£100k£119k
28/02/2022£128k£117k

Common questions

Is BOWTHORPE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £51,750, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £123,614 to £59,982. The trustees report that the charity's primary operational facility, St. Michael’s Workshop, was closed in June 2024 due to a drop in orders and increasing costs, leading to staff redundancies. Despite the closure, the charity maintains positive unrestricted reserves of £59,982. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.