MONKCHESTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO

Registered charity 1160426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Monkchester Community Association CIO provides a range of community resources for local people in its purpose-built community centre, offering a welcoming venue with a range of facilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF EAST NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, IN PARTICULAR BYKER, WALKER AND WALKERGATE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), 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 RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE 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: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £3,755 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £80,162 to £65,052. The trustees consider the level of reserves prudent given potential liabilities, noting that part of the reserves is designated for repairs and maintenance. The charity's cash funds at year-end were £83,209, with unrestricted funds of £65,052.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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)

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.

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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (25/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSAN MAY BELLchair
• Carol Mclaughlin
• Catherine Brumwell
• Ellen Brannen
• Ellie Connelly
• Gemma Middleton
• Kayleigh Black
• Sophie Connelly
• Stevielee Sayers

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PORTCHESTER & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO.

• PORTCHESTER & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £123k
• TARPORLEY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUND CIO income £59k
• INGATESTONE & FRYERNING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £215k
• THE TOWCESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST income £7k
• West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO income £478k
• HIGHCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO income £47k

Side by side with its peers

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