LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1153110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Community Centre provides a wide range of recreational and social facilities, including a large hall and stage. This is used by the community and community groups for weddings,race-nights,dances,quizzes,public meetings etc. In addition there are a number of community groups - currently totalling some 20 organisations that use the facilities. There is also a squash court,sauna,fitness suite.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £30,213 against a reserves policy target of six months' general running costs. The trustees consider this level sufficient to continue non-restricted activities for a year in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity reported a net income of £8,313 for the year, with total income rising to £145,433 from £81,729 in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months general running costs (held: £30k)

“the trustees have decided that the charity should seek to have reserves which are not invested in fixed assets of a sum equal to not more than six months general running costs of the charity” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08552573 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SEDGWICK, Peter — director, appointed 10/11/2025not on trustee list
PICKSTONE, Timothy David — director, appointed 20/09/2022on trustee list
HARRISON, Jean — director, appointed 24/02/2020on trustee list
RICHARDSON, Susan Florence — director, appointed 24/02/2020on trustee list
GRAY, Kristina Mary — director, appointed 25/10/2017not on trustee list
GRAHAM, James Fergus Surtees, Sir — director, appointed 01/06/2013on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jean Harrison
Kris Gray
Sir James Graham
Susan Florence Richardson
Timothy David Pickstone

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£145k	£137k
31/03/2024	£82k	£100k
31/03/2023	£108k	£141k
31/03/2022	£152k	£121k
31/03/2021	£49k	£46k

Common questions

Is LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £30,213 against a reserves policy target of six months' general running costs. The trustees consider this level sufficient to continue non-restricted activities for a year in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity reported a net income of £8,313 for the year, with total income rising to £145,433 from £81,729 in the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	13/09/2018	£10k	Next Steps - Youth and the Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/05/2016	£10k	The Saturday Drop-in Club