BARROW-UPON-SOAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1156170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSCA

Activities include quarterly publication of a village magazine, publication and dissemination of walks and information leaflets, managing the Community Library, running Pantomime and Youth Theatre groups, attempting to establish a new community building, Twinning Association, arranging events including entertainments and street markets, heritage activities etc.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by 6.7% to £95,739, with unrestricted undesignated reserves rising to £31,237. The charity reports paying its debts as they arise and holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet current liabilities, noting little short-term need for additional reserves. Long-term liabilities regarding staff employment rights and lease reinstatement are described as insignificant or limited in the context of current reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Barrow Upon Soar Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£67k£61k
31/12/2023£93k£95k
31/12/2022£81k£72k
31/12/2021£43k£40k
31/12/2020£48k£45k

Common questions

Is BARROW-UPON-SOAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by 6.7% to £95,739, with unrestricted undesignated reserves rising to £31,237. The charity reports paying its debts as they arise and holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet current liabilities, noting little short-term need for additional reserves. Long-term liabilities regarding staff employment rights and lease reinstatement are described as insignificant or limited in the context of current reserves.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£5kRamp and railings to Barrow library emergency door
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/06/2006£18k"BARROW UPON SOAR HERITAGE GUIDES"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2004£900Stage curtains