POOLE COMMUNITIES TRUST

Registered charity 1165309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work with local communities in Poole to develop and sustain vibrant community and enterprise hubs that deliver community activities, recreational activities, social welfare services and support to new enterprises.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,260 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year, driven by higher overhead and salary costs. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted funds stood at £10,039, with free reserves calculated at £7,445 after deducting fixed assets. The charity relies on grants and room hire income, noting challenges in securing funding for core costs and capital works.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Asda, Holes Bay — “Our thanks to Asda, Holes Bay who donated £200 towards the Bourne Community Hub through their green token scheme.” (source page)
• Stackhouse Poland Group — “We are very grateful to the Stackhouse Poland Group who hosted a fund raising golf day at Remedy Oak in September 2019. A number of local bu…” (source page)
• Bourne Community Group — “Our thanks to the Bourne Community Group for a donation to fund cafe furniture in the new Bourne Community Hub.” (source page)
• Bournemouth University - Health Assets — “Bournemouth University - Health Assets” (source page)
• Salisbury Diocese — “Salisbury Diocese - Food” (source page)
• B&Q — “B&Q - Branksome refurbishment” (source page)
• Awards for all — “Awards for all - Food” (source page)
• Asda Grassroots — “Asda Grassroots - Food” (source page)
• DCF — “DCF - Branksome fire safety & noticeboards” (source page)
• BCP — “BCP - Next Steps: Better Us Project, Family Hub” (source page)
• Bourne Big Local — “Bourne Big Local - Flood barriers and blinds” (source page)
• Screwfix — “Screwfix - Branksome Refurb” (source page)
• National Lottery — “National Lottery - Funding towards Chief Officer, Staffing & OD” (source page)
• Educational Services LTD — “Educational Services LTD - Film Making Summer 2025” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER BEALE
• Deborah Dixon
• Emma Leatherbarrow
• Feriser Tasdelen
• Janet Mary Thurgood MBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Judith Bacon
• Tanya Coulter

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

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION.

• HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £199k
• Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole income £1.4m
• Hartlepool Community Trust income £184k
• STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £363k
• POOLE & PARKSTONE PRODUCTIONS income £100k
• Stockport County Community Trust income £976k

Side by side with its peers

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