PAR BAY COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1163601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Par Bay Community Trust has been set up to serve the community of St Blazey, Par and Tywardreath in Cornwall, by preventing or relieving poverty, advancing the health of residents, developing skills, advancing education and assisting in the provision of recreational facilities. Initially we aim to fulfil these aims by means of a Community Hub.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.14 TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE AREA;4.12 TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA;4.13 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF TYWARDREATH, PAR AND ST BLAISE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;4.1.5 TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMARY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;4.1.6 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE AREA; AND4.1.7 ANY OTHER PURPOSE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: THE PARISHES OF TYWARDREATH AND PAR, AND ST BLAISE

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £425,215 to £375,665, while total net assets fell from £474,635 to £445,700. The charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime. The independent examiner confirmed no matters gave cause to believe accounting records were not kept or accounts did not accord with those records.

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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£79k£50k
31/03/2024£152k£143k
31/03/2023£152k£143k
31/03/2022£192k£162k
31/03/2021£246k£243k

Common questions

Is PAR BAY COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £425,215 to £375,665, while total net assets fell from £474,635 to £445,700. The charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime. The independent examiner confirmed no matters gave cause to believe accounting records were not kept or accounts did not accord with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PAR BAY COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAR BAY COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LOCAL TRUSTFY2023£91kBig Local area: Hawksworth Wood Estate, the Abbeydales and the Vespers
LOCAL TRUSTFY2023£37kBig Local area: Par Bay
EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITYFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/01/2025£8kPlatinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2019£10kTackling isolation and depression
The National Lottery Community Fund04/05/2016£10kGlencliffe Community Garden