GREENACRES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Greenacres Community Association runs and manages a community centre serving Greenacres and surrounding neighbourhoods. The centre provides facilities for recreation, leisure, education in the interest of social welfare to benefit the whole community.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GREENACRES AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY, AGE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit for the financial year, with unrestricted reserves of £183,311 and restricted reserves of £4,734 at the year end. The trustees consider that the current assets are adequate to meet obligations and that the balance of unrestricted reserves met their policy target of retaining at least six months of running costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that, in addition, GCA requires at least six months running costs should be retained to ensure that the ClO can run efficiently and continue to work to meet the needs of its users.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/10/2017)
Trustees
- Joanne Whiteleychair
- Anna Kennedy
- Christian Bradley
- GILL HALL
- James Carrigan
- Jill Griffith
- KAREN Ashley
- Rachel Graham
- Reddy Mpombolo Lenge
- STEPHEN MOLLOY
- VAL WYNN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £143k | £165k |
| 31/03/2024 | £227k | £201k |
| 31/03/2023 | £196k | £185k |
| 31/03/2022 | £119k | £106k |
| 31/03/2021 | £134k | £103k |
Common questions
Is GREENACRES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit for the financial year, with unrestricted reserves of £183,311 and restricted reserves of £4,734 at the year end. The trustees consider that the current assets are adequate to meet obligations and that the balance of unrestricted reserves met their policy target of retaining at least six months of running costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/04/2026 | £20k | Stir It Up |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/02/2024 | £20k | Well Connected Greenacres |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2023 | £10k | EuroVision Comes To Greenacres |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/01/2021 | £10k | Bouncing Back |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2016 | £9k | All Together Now Greenacres |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/10/2015 | £10k | Our Greenacres Community Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/05/2012 | £10k | Donkey Work |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2011 | £10k | BLT/GPI Clarkesfield/Greenacres/Littlemoor |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/09/2008 | £6k | Over 50's Get Fit to Keep Fit |