OLD SARUM COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1161414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OSCC

Community activities such as Toddler Groups,a Youth club, exercise classes etc are held in the centre.A Community Pantry, warm space and chatty cafe is run weekly and a Nursery annexe for 2 year olds is housed in one of the small halls.The centre is well used for parties, community events and training purposes. Conferences have also been held in the main hall.

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OLD SARUM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF 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 OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND(II) TO 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 PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: OLD SARUM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity met its reserve target of minimum three months of operating costs, with unrestricted funds carried forward at £26,209. The trustees report that energy bill prices remain a significant financial challenge, prompting efforts to secure funding for solar panels to reduce future costs. Despite these pressures, the centre continues to operate as a community hub, supported by hire income and grants.

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
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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kevin Lynnchair
Cindy Vanstone
Elizabeth Holland
Nyame Ayeh Assuon
Suzanna Claire Allen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£102k
31/03/2024	£75k	£77k
31/03/2023	£38k	£33k
31/03/2022	£24k	£30k
31/03/2021	£15k	£17k

Common questions

Is OLD SARUM COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity met its reserve target of minimum three months of operating costs, with unrestricted funds carried forward at £26,209. The trustees report that energy bill prices remain a significant financial challenge, prompting efforts to secure funding for solar panels to reduce future costs. Despite these pressures, the centre continues to operate as a community hub, supported by hire income and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/04/2026	£20k	Old Sarum Food Pantry

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MORTON MANOR COMMUNITY CENTRE.

MORTON MANOR COMMUNITY CENTRE income £639k
OLD SARUM NURSERY income £135k
WHICKHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE income £39k
REDRUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £53k
BUCKHURST PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE income £66k
TOPSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £192k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OLD SARUM COMMUNITY CENTRE	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MORTON MANOR COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026	£639k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OLD SARUM NURSERY FY2025	£135k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHICKHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REDRUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£53k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BUCKHURST PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£66k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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