ANSTY VILLAGE CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1164436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVC TRUST

The Ansty Village Centre Trust was established in 2015 to promote community recreation and participation in sport in Ansty and the surrounding area. The Trust is a partnership between the users of the existing Ansty village hall, the village social club and the recreation ground.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF AVC TRUST ARE:A) TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF ANSTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS) BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; ANDB) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PRIMARILY IN THE VILLAGE OF ANSTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS) IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF CRICKET AND FOOTBALL.

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,527 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds from £1,304,280 to £1,301,753. The trustees note that a substantial proportion of the charity's funds is tied up in fixed assets and not available for day-to-day expenditure, with unrestricted reserves standing at only £1,466. Despite this, the trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“A substantial proportion of the Trust's reported funds is represented by the Centre and other fixed assets and is not available to meet day-to-day expenditure.” — page 5
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £10,003 — grants £10,003 (2); 17% of the £59,685 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £65,029 — grants £65,029 (1); 61% of the £106,926 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£46k£48k
31/12/2024£60k£45k
31/12/2023£107k£37k
31/12/2022£44k£48k
31/12/2021£321k£21k

Common questions

Is ANSTY VILLAGE CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,527 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds from £1,304,280 to £1,301,753. The trustees note that a substantial proportion of the charity's funds is tied up in fixed assets and not available for day-to-day expenditure, with unrestricted reserves standing at only £1,466. Despite this, the trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ANSTY VILLAGE CENTRE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ANSTY VILLAGE CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England28/11/2018£75kNew Village Centre
UK government28/11/2018£75kALB-Sport England-New Village Centre

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£25k
WALLINGFORD & DIDCOT ROTARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CIO1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANSTY VILLAGE HALL TRUST CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ANSTY VILLAGE CENTRE TRUST£46k——below—no doubt
ANSTY VILLAGE HALL TRUST CIO FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
ANSTY COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHORLEY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024£44k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£85k——unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAINLEY SPORT AND RECREATION TRUST FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt

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