CROWNWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1169056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The overall aim of the Charity is to improve the quality of life and well-being of people living in the Earlestown area of Newton-le-Willows by providing focused community-based services and resources to meet the needs identified by the local people, also to provide social and recreational opportunities for local groups, organisations and individuals.

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Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £14,638 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £68,990. However, the trustees report highlights significant financial risks, noting that the end of major National Lottery funding and rising costs create threats to the centre's sustainability. The charity remains dependent on securing alternative funding streams to cover salary costs and continue operations.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: St Helens

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£134k£119k
31/03/2024£119k£117k
31/03/2023£116k£110k
31/03/2022£85k£92k
31/03/2021£107k£102k

Common questions

Is CROWNWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £14,638 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £68,990. However, the trustees report highlights significant financial risks, noting that the end of major National Lottery funding and rising costs create threats to the centre's sustainability. The charity remains dependent on securing alternative funding streams to cover salary costs and continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CROWNWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CROWNWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k39% for the salary costs of a community centre supporting the residents of Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside.
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£2kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2025£19kCommunity Cafe Hub
Postcode Lottery29/04/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2021£145kMeeting Community Needs
UK government03/07/2020£22kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2015£340kCrownway Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2010£189kCrownway Community 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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£8k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROWNWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE£134k—0unclear—no doubt
KNIGHTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£215k—0below—noted
CURROCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£142kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
RIBBLE VALLEY SPORTS AND RECREATION FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD FY2025£243k—0above—noted
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt

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