HORDEN CENTENNIAL CENTRE (HCC)

Registered charity 1149171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as (HCC)

Our community venue is a centre for regeneration; a fully equipped community venue open to all where people can meet, eat, learn, socialise, exercise and be part of community life.

Objects

1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HORDEN, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. 2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was in a healthy financial position at the end of the year, with continued investment made in the building and increased revenue from venue hire. The trustees report that staff secured additional grant funding for new activities and core costs, supporting the charity's sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months (reserves figure: £41k)

“It is the policy of Horden Centennial Centre to hold reserves of unrestricted funds in order to meet unforeseen expenditure enough to be able to sustain the venue and our charity for 12 months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £11,434 — grants £11,434 (2); 21% of the £55,021 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £947 — grants £947 (1); 3% of the £29,551 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 9
Government income: £18,569 — grants £18,569 (5); 70% of the £26,579 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

AUDREY HOGARTH · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Anderson
DR Edward John Yeates
ERIC SMITH
MICHAEL JAMES FISHWICK BA HONS
REV Kyle G McNeil SSC

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£55k	£40k
31/03/2024	£30k	£28k
31/03/2023	£27k	£18k
31/03/2022	£22k	£11k
31/03/2021	£16k	£11k

Common questions

Is HORDEN CENTENNIAL CENTRE (HCC) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was in a healthy financial position at the end of the year, with continued investment made in the building and increased revenue from venue hire. The trustees report that staff secured additional grant funding for new activities and core costs, supporting the charity's sustainability.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/08/2023	£53k	A Centre for Regeneration
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/08/2012	£470k	The Horden Regeneration Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/08/2012	£9k	Community Connections: I.T. for Horden's Community Hall

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£90k
Advance Nottingham	1	£28k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY	1	£6k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£5k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE JOICEY TRUST	1	£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	1	£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUBBERSTON AND HAKIN COMMUNITY CENTRE.

HUBBERSTON AND HAKIN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £38k
SPRINGWELL VILLAGE COMMUNITY VENUE income £277k
THE HALSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITABLE COMPANY income £25k
COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £99k
HEDGECOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD income £61k
HARRATON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE income £68k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HORDEN CENTENNIAL CENTRE (HCC)	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HUBBERSTON AND HAKIN COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPRINGWELL VILLAGE COMMUNITY VENUE FY2026	£277k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HALSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITABLE COMPANY FY2024	£25k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£99k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEDGECOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.