BURNHOPE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1162463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is now in possession of the new Burnhope community centre for the parish of Burnhope. The charity was set up to provide recreational and social activity for the wellbeing of the residents of Burhope Parish, which we now are able to do.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £181,900 exceeded total income of £163,891, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are limited, covering only a short period of future costs, and emphasize that continued strong fundraising is necessary for the charity's success.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant-funding
“Grant-funding for our projects remained strong and is our main source of income (£134,424), growing in total by 34% from the previous year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“We ended the year with three months expenditure designated as reserves, as recommended by the Charity Commission (£19,000), some Unrestricted funds (£14,032)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Whilst healthy from a cash-flow perspective this only covers our costs into next year for a limited period and our fund raising will need to continue strongly for us to be successful.” — 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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£182k
31/03/2024£115k£108k
31/03/2023£90k£67k
31/03/2022£54k£66k
31/03/2021£59k£26k

Common questions

Is BURNHOPE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £181,900 exceeded total income of £163,891, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are limited, covering only a short period of future costs, and emphasize that continued strong fundraising is necessary for the charity's success. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BURNHOPE COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BURNHOPE COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community FoundationFY2024£39k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East17/07/2025£10kGrant to Burnhope Community Centre
Community Foundation North East22/05/2025£5kGrant to Burnhope Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2024£153kHealth and Abundance
Community Foundation North East30/05/2024£10kGrant to Burnhope Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund01/11/2022£42kAgeing Better Implementation Grant
Community Foundation North East20/10/2022£5kGrant to Burnhope Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2019£10kBuilding support for older and younger people
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2016£530kBurnhope Together
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2015£35kBurnhope Together

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.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURNHOPE COMMUNITY CENTRE£164k—0below—noted
H.O.P.E FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
LUPSET JUBILEE HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£259k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE NORTH LONDON LIMITED FY2024£184k—0unclear—no doubt

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