SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO

Registered charity 1160081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The operation of a community centre.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;3.2 TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;3.3 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.THE AREA OF BENEFIT ("AREA OF BENEFIT") SHALL BE [] AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY [].

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gateshead, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,903 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to one-off repairs. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves stood at £63,163, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Centre hire

“Total receipts in the year amounted to £36,143. Most of these receipts relate to Centre hire.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £63k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swalwell Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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 (06/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Ord
DAVID BROPHY
PETER CRAIG
SONYA HAWKINS
Susan Craig
clare hardie

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£36k	£38k
31/12/2024	£26k	£22k
31/12/2023	£28k	£31k
31/12/2022	£39k	£25k
31/12/2021	£21k	£10k

Common questions

Is SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,903 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to one-off repairs. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves stood at £63,163, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CALOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

CALOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £49k
291 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £74k
LITTLEWORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £26k
WOOLDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £34k
ELSTREE BOREHAMWOOD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £359k
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO income £478k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CALOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026	£49k	—	above	—	no doubt
291 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025	£74k	—	unclear	—	noted
LITTLEWORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOOLDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ELSTREE BOREHAMWOOD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£359k	—	above	—	no doubt

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