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ST LUKE'S WARD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

Registered charity 1157717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LUKE'S WARD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The Association seeks to provide and co-ordinate projects and activities to benefit the local Ward. Currently, it runs a small subsidised cafe, two charity shops and puts on activities such as an Easter Egg Hunt, Quizzes a Christmas Fayre where presents are donated to children and operates coach trips for children, pensioners and residents.

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Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £17,829.11 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a closing fund balance of £8,092.40. The trustees report that reserves are running low and that future cost-cutting measures will be necessary in 2025. The independent examiner noted that internal controls regarding cash handling and banking require improvement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Future cost-cutting measures will need to be taken in 2025, as reserves are running low.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The examiner states: 'I consider that the charity would benefit from introducing tighter procedures around the handling, recording, and banking of cash takings. Implementing clearer reconciliations and documentation of income received would further enhance the robustness of internal controls.'
“I consider that the charity would benefit from introducing tighter procedures around the handling, recording, and banking of cash takings. Implementing clearer reconciliations and documentation of income received would further enhance the robustness of internal controls.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£47k£64k
31/12/2023£59k£67k
31/12/2022£64k£65k
31/12/2021£70k£65k
31/12/2020£49k£33k

Common questions

Is ST LUKE'S WARD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £17,829.11 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a closing fund balance of £8,092.40. The trustees report that reserves are running low and that future cost-cutting measures will be necessary in 2025. The independent examiner noted that internal controls regarding cash handling and banking require improvement. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.