DUNSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1155927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To offer a wide range of sporting, leisure and learning opportunities to benefit the physical and mental well-being of people living in the Dunston community, as well as the wider Gateshead community, regardless of age, sex, religion, political persuasion or physical and mental abilities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity started the year in a sound financial position with a healthy bank balance and unrestricted reserves of £69,136. The trustees report confidence in maintaining activities, supported by consistent rental income and grants, resulting in a total surplus of £8,027 for the year. Total funds increased to £127,196, with a designated building reserve of £55,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £55,000 (held: £69k)

“The Management Committee, as is good financial practice, designated funds to help with the upkeep of the building. The amount will be reviewed annually, currently set at £55,000.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/06/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIAN LOWERY (CHAIR)
Brenda Clelland · trustee of 1 other charity
DOREEN WILSON
David Stephenson
Dorothy Burnett · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN KEITH LEE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£46k	£38k
31/12/2024	£48k	£42k
31/12/2023	£27k	£25k
31/12/2022	£23k	£19k
31/12/2021	£28k	£34k

Common questions

Is DUNSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity started the year in a sound financial position with a healthy bank balance and unrestricted reserves of £69,136. The trustees report confidence in maintaining activities, supported by consistent rental income and grants, resulting in a total surplus of £8,027 for the year. Total funds increased to £127,196, with a designated building reserve of £55,000. 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	19/01/2024	£17k	DCC - Something for All
UK government	04/10/2022	£2k	ALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Staiths and Me
UK government	04/10/2022	£5k	ALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Staiths and Me
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2022	£6k	Music and Mess