ST MARTIN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1167326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMCC, ST MARTIN'SCOMMUNITY CENTRE, ST-MARTINS COMMUNITY CENTRE

The community centre continues to be widely utilized by the community and neighbouring residents. The community centre hires out the main hall which accomodates up to 100 people, two meeting rooms for training and courses, a multi-purpose creche room. It also has two fully equipped kitchens, two storage rooms for equipment and a large garden to the side of the building.

Objects

THE CHARITY OBJECTS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ST MARTIN'S ESTATE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (TOGETHER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE RELIEF OF PROVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£110k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £27,252 to £9,098 due to a net expenditure of £18,154 against income of £109,685. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £30,419 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Trustee Donna Oates was paid £30419 for services rendered as a Co-ordinator for the charity” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £9k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Donna Oates was paid £30419 for services rendered as a Co-ordinator for the charity
“Trustee Donna Oates was paid £30419 for services rendered as a Co-ordinator for the charity” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Trustee Donna Oates was paid £30419 for services rendered as a Co-ordinator for the charity” — page 13
Per its FY2025 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/02/2024, 6 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£110k£128k
31/03/2024£108k£114k
31/03/2023£92k£100k
31/03/2022£86k£80k
31/03/2021£65k£54k

Common questions

Is ST MARTIN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £27,252 to £9,098 due to a net expenditure of £18,154 against income of £109,685. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST MARTIN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £30,419 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARYS SOCIAL CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARTIN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE£110k£30,4190unclear—no doubt
ST MARYS SOCIAL CENTRE FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£113k—0below—no doubt
THE ST MICHAEL'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£60k—0unclear—noted
MARTON COMMUNITY CENTRE GROUP FY2025£34k——unclear—no doubt
MOORCLOSE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£125k—0below—no doubt

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