LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1152313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCC

Loughborough Community Centre (LCC) puts community cohesion at the heart of its ethos. Established in 1981 by local residents, we exist for the benefit of the community around our centre. In particular, those that are affected by poverty. LCC activities include: Preschool, Holiday Play Project, Family Support and Community activities within the Max Roach Centre in Brixton, London.

Objects

IN PARTICULAR, THE CENTRE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF PLAY, RECREATION AND LEISURE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING ACCESS, EDUCATION, TRAINING, INCLUSIVENESS AND QUALITY OF PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN 0-19 AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£472k
Latest spending
£433k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity returned to a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £471,955 against total expenditure of £433,123. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £165,572, which the trustees state is held to meet running costs for a period of 6 months. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months (reserves figure: £166k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to hold free reserves to enable the running costs of the charity to be met for a period of 6 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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: 467
  • Government income: £101,320 — contracts £84,836 (1), grants £16,484 (2); 21% of the £471,955 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 397
  • Government income: £140,397 — contracts £136,397 (3), grants £4,000 (4,000); 38% of the £373,960 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 304
  • Government income: £105,771 — grants £105,771 (3); 24% of the £431,955 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Loughborough Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£472k£433k
31/03/2024£374k£411k
31/03/2023£432k£328k
31/03/2022£267k£230k
31/03/2021£296k£222k

Common questions

Is LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity returned to a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £471,955 against total expenditure of £433,123. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £165,572, which the trustees state is held to meet running costs for a period of 6 months. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION, COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO), Q CHARITABLE TRUST, The Ethos Foundation, The Caring Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATIONFY2022£700kChildren’s Mental Health Programme
The Caring Family FoundationFY2024Unverified read£250kGeneral
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2026£75kDiscovery Partners
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£50k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)FY2025£20kPartners
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k
The Ethos FoundationFY2024£3kSmaller grant
The Caring Family FoundationFY2023£2kChild poverty

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2025£20kLoughborough Community Centre (LCC) Family Support Programme Extention
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kLCC Windrush75 Children’s Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kThe Max Roach Community Garden Club

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LOUGHBOROUGH WELLBEING CENTRE (CIO).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE£472k—0above—no doubt
LOUGHBOROUGH WELLBEING CENTRE (CIO) FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
LOWES BARN COMMUNITY PROJECT CIO FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
CLAYHALL COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LENTON CENTRE FY2025£577k—0below—no doubt
LUTTERWORTH VOLUNTEER CENTRE LIMITED FY2026£189k——unclear—no doubt

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