The Audley Centre
To provide the residents of the Parish of Audley with a Centre and focus where all can meet and where facilities in the interests of community welfare and for recreational and educational leisure-time occupation are available with the objective of enhancing the quality of life for residents.
Objects
TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF AUDLEY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income over expenditure of £13,726.14 for the year ended 31st December 2025. Total income of £25,370.82 was derived from room hire, fundraising activities, and interest, while total expenditure matched this amount. The filing does not disclose any reserves figures or policy targets.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 12
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 31/12/2024 (received 11/12/2025, 41 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).
Trustees
- RONALD BOURNEchair
- Duncan Wallace Richardson
- John Hargreaves
- Stephanie Ann Vaughey
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £25k | £12k |
| 31/12/2024 | £25k | £13k |
| 31/12/2023 | £23k | £20k |
| 31/12/2022 | £21k | £10k |
| 31/12/2021 | £25k | £7k |
Common questions
Is The Audley Centre financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess income over expenditure of £13,726.14 for the year ended 31st December 2025. Total income of £25,370.82 was derived from room hire, fundraising activities, and interest, while total expenditure matched this amount. The filing does not disclose any reserves figures or policy targets.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £42k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES | 1 | £5k |
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- THE UXBRIDGE CENTRE
- AYLESFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE
- TOTTERIDGE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD
- AULT HUCKNALL PARISH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- THE AUDLEY FOUNDATION
- GADDUM CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Audley Centre | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE UXBRIDGE CENTRE | £97k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AYLESFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE | £71k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TOTTERIDGE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD | £356k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AULT HUCKNALL PARISH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £168k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE AUDLEY FOUNDATION | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |