PETTERIL BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Operation of a community centre, which provides clubs, groups and a community cafe.
Objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CARLISLE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT AREA KNOWN AS PETTERIL BANK DISTRICT (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, SUCH A CENTRE FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES BY THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES.C) TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £142,281, with total net assets of £149,316. The trustees report that the financial position going forward is challenging due to a change in the historic grant system following local governance changes, but they remain committed to sustaining the centre's financial stability.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds 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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £12,900 — grants £12,900 (1); 30% of the £43,506 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £12,900 — grants £12,900 (1); 52% of the £24,787 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 25/03/2024, 54 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/07/2018)
- Received assets from another charity (12/06/2014)
Trustees
- DAVID WILSON
- Deborah Earl
- HELEN FISHER
- James William Burke
- Lucy Patrick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £18k | £44k |
| 31/03/2025 | £44k | £35k |
| 31/03/2024 | £25k | £19k |
| 31/03/2023 | £34k | £27k |
| 31/03/2022 | £37k | £23k |
Common questions
Is PETTERIL BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £142,281, with total net assets of £149,316. The trustees report that the financial position going forward is challenging due to a change in the historic grant system following local governance changes, but they remain committed to sustaining the centre's financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/09/2014 | £8k | Petteril Bank Community Centre Plus |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ASDA FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND | 1 | £2k |
| THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- PENTREDWR AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- BERINSFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- ABERMULE COMMUNITY CENTRE
- REGAL AREA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETTERIL BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £18k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £171k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| PENTREDWR AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £256k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BERINSFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £316k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ABERMULE COMMUNITY CENTRE | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |