THE LEYS RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1161353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHARITABLE ORGANISATION, PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION AT REASONABLE RATE TO SMALL GROUPS AND OTHER CHARITIES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM. ORGANISING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY

Objects

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE" AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net loss of £1,860 for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £3,246 at the end of the period, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' fixed operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Hire
“The charity's principal income is generated from hiring the hall to local groups, organisations and individuals, including martial arts and dance groups, a nursery and an after-school club.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' fixed operating costs (held: £3k)
“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months' fixed operating costs.” — page 4
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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£42k£44k
30/09/2024£44k£41k
30/09/2023£38k£41k
30/09/2022£38k£40k
30/09/2021£24k£33k

Common questions

Is THE LEYS RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net loss of £1,860 for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £3,246 at the end of the period, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' fixed operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.