ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
We provide Health and Wellbeing services mainly to people living in the London Borough of Richmond, main focus is the older residents.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS, CENTRE MEMBERS, 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 AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ELDERLY, FOCUSING ON RELIEVING LONELINESS AND ISOLATION. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST VULNERABLE ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS ADULTS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: OLD AGE; DISABILITY; LONELINESS; ISOLATION; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES. THE CHARITY OBJECTS ALSO AIM TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED IN ANY MANNER CHARITABLE IN LAW.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves were £151,566, which exceeds the Trustees' stated policy target of a six-month operations reserve in the region of £100,000. Although expenditure exceeded income by £7,696 for the year, the Trustees confirmed adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 16
“In addition to the designated reserves, our policy is to hold a six-month operations reserve. The Trustees currently consider this to be in the region of £100,000.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 31
- Government income: £95,366 — contracts £47,683 (1), grants £47,683 (1); 42% of the £228,500 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 37
- Government income: £90,688 — contracts £45,344 (3), grants £45,344 (3); 44% of the £203,972 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £92,792 — contracts £42,159 (1), grants £50,633 (3); 48% of the £194,647 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2014)
Trustees
- Douglas Stenhouse Chisholm
- Frankie Gomez-Cuckson
- Katharine Anne Richards
- MARALYN HUTCHINSON
- MICHAEL KEITH HILL
- Robert Dollery
- Stephen Robert Cochrane
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £229k | £236k |
| 31/03/2024 | £204k | £208k |
| 31/03/2023 | £195k | £193k |
| 31/03/2022 | £183k | £148k |
| 31/03/2021 | £178k | £117k |
Common questions
Is ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves were £151,566, which exceeds the Trustees' stated policy target of a six-month operations reserve in the region of £100,000. Although expenditure exceeded income by £7,696 for the year, the Trustees confirmed adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the up to £60,000 band.
Who funds ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2023 | £27k | Volunteer co-ordination and activities for older people- salary costs |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2022 | £25k | Contribution towards the salary and associated costs of the Activities and Volunteers Manager. Supporting up to 150 older people in our area of benefit. |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/05/2009 | £10k | To extend the choice of activities for the benefit of over 60s in our commu |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 2 | £74k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £7k |
| THE EARLEY CHARITY | 1 | £451k |
| AGE UK | 1 | £295k |
| THE INGRAM TRUST | 1 | £58k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £57k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £229k | up to £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EARLEY CRESCENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £215k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MORLEY ELDERLY ACTION | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SURREY CARE TRUST | £2.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Elidyr Communities Trust | £8.3m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |