HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1164605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCC

We run a Community Centre in order to benefit local residents, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating the residents, local authorities, voluntary and other organisations to provide facilities for education, recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for residents.

Objects

TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HUTTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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

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Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£164k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £160,354 against total payments of £163,995 for the period, resulting in a net deficit of £3,642. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds decreased from £60,856 to £57,214, while the charity maintains a stated reserve policy target of £25,000. The filing notes that the charity aims to maintain a minimum bank balance of £25,000 and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum bank balance of £25,000 (held: £57k)
“The HCC (CIO) charity aims to have a minimum bank balance of £25,000 at any given time.” — page 11
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); recorded price paid £9k. 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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£160k£164k
30/06/2024£169k£164k
30/06/2023£229k£258k
30/06/2022£145k£144k
30/06/2021£92k£87k

Common questions

Is HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £160,354 against total payments of £163,995 for the period, resulting in a net deficit of £3,642. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds decreased from £60,856 to £57,214, while the charity maintains a stated reserve policy target of £25,000. The filing notes that the charity aims to maintain a minimum bank balance of £25,000 and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£10kHutton Community Centre Utility Bills Support
The National Lottery Community Fund01/06/2022£75kRe- Roofing Hutton Community Centre
Essex County Council29/11/2018£10kCommunity Inititives Fund Grant

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE£160k—0unclear—no doubt
COTTENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£329k—0below—noted
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£170k—0above—no doubt
KNIGHTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£215k—0below—noted
HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£122k——unclear—no doubt
FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt

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