PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1159317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Access for members of the public to carry out activities that include education, training, physical education, dance, religion, bowling and to operate craft fairs, flea markets, annual fetes and others of public interestProvision of a quality, affordable, safe and nurturing preschool for children ages 2 years to 5 years working in partnership with external agencies and the local community

Objects

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF PLYMSTOCK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS2. TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FROM AGES OF 2 YEARS UP TO AND INCLUDING 5 YEAR OLDS IN PLYMSTOCK BY OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY BY PROVIDING A PRESCHOOL SERVICE.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND FACILITIES AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE AND FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£318k
Latest spending
£246k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £257,124, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations for a further 18 months. The charity reported a net income increase of £71,909 for the year, driven primarily by charitable activities income of £313,138. No going concern uncertainties were identified, and the independent examiner confirmed no material issues with the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs T Clarke received £26,828
“The following trustees’ received remuneration via PAYE during the year ended 31 August 2026: Mrs T Clarke - £26,828” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2026

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2026£318k£246k
31/08/2025£223k£198k
31/08/2024£169k£152k
31/08/2023£168k£137k
31/08/2022£113k£171k

Common questions

Is PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £257,124, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations for a further 18 months. The charity reported a net income increase of £71,909 for the year, driven primarily by charitable activities income of £313,138. No going concern uncertainties were identified, and the independent examiner confirmed no material issues with the accounts. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CLIFFE PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE£318k—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFFE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£89k—0above—no doubt
HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£677k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ACTIVITIES, CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£351k—0within—no doubt
TOPSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£192k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.