RAYNHAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1169566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintain and manage a community centre.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF EAST LUTON (COMPRISING THE ELECTORAL WARDS OF CRAWLEY, ROUND GREEN, STOPSLEY AND WIGMORE) AND THE SURROUNDING ARES, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.I FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A COMMUNITY 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
£72k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced growth in income and reduced maintenance expenditure, resulting in an increase in profit for the year. The charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover its liabilities, with unrestricted funds totaling £46,236 and restricted funds of £45,000 at the period end.

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.

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). 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: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£72k£52k
31/03/2024£52k£73k
31/03/2023£69k£67k
31/03/2022£43k£27k
31/03/2021£29k£15k

Common questions

Is RAYNHAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced growth in income and reduced maintenance expenditure, resulting in an increase in profit for the year. The charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to cover its liabilities, with unrestricted funds totaling £46,236 and restricted funds of £45,000 at the period end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation22/01/2025£2kFunding will be used to buy a new table tennis table and to refurbish a pool table at the applicant's community centre used by a range of groups, including a youth club and a mental health support group.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation24/01/2024£4kCreation of planting space and insect habitats for school and community projects.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation14/12/2023£6kSummer fete costs 2024
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation24/05/2023£3kDelivery costs of a summer fete at the Raynham Way community centre.
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£10kRaynham Way Community Centre Refurb
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation20/01/2022£2kLets get physical