MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1167307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MCA

The Centre is seen as somewhere local people of all ages and capabilities can pursue leisure and recreational pastimes as well as offering the kind of environment where they can learn new skills.

Objects

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MOORDOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED ?THE AREA OF BENEFIT?) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) ESTABLISH, OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED ?THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,490 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £62,408 to £58,918. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure to mitigate risks from potential drops in funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £22k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity pays a peppercorn rent to the Council for the premises. As this amount is not material to the financial statements, no separate disclosure of the operating lease has been made.

“The charity pays a peppercorn rent to the Council for the premises. As this amount is not material to the financial statements, no separate disclosure of the operating lease has been made.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Greg Rawlings
IAN JOHN MARTIN
Kate Salmon
Peter Alexander Lloyd

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£126k	£130k
31/12/2023	£97k	£131k
31/12/2022	£123k	£200k
31/12/2021	£110k	£96k
31/12/2020	£110k	£96k

Common questions

Is MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,490 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £62,408 to £58,918. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure to mitigate risks from potential drops in funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	17/07/2020	£24k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/04/2006	£5k	CCT/Mosquito-Anti Social Behaviour
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/01/2005	£2k	short mat bowls club

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£262k
THE BAIS ROCHEL DSATMAR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£156k
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITED	1	£117k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED	1	£101k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED	1	£72k
FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH BELZ MACNIVKA	1	£68k
GOLDHEART CHARITY LIMITED	1	£50k
YAD SHLOMO TRUST	1	£43k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE.

AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE income £1.4m
ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £645k
SHINE@NECHELLSPOD income £186k
Beis Aharon TT Activity Centre income £1.9m
LYNEMOUTH DAY CENTRE LTD income £365k
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £199k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£126k	—	within	—	no doubt
AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LEONARDS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£645k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHINE@NECHELLSPOD FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Beis Aharon TT Activity Centre FY2025	£1.9m	—	below	—	no doubt
LYNEMOUTH DAY CENTRE LTD FY2025	£365k	—	below	—	noted

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