SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1170953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Association is to establish or secure a community centre and promote the benefit of the residents of Sherfield Park and the Neighbourhood in a common effort to advance education, to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the underlying object of improving the conditions of life for the said residents and neighbourhood.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SHERFIELD PARK AS DESIGNATED AS “NEW PARISH” ON THE ATTACHED MAP (HEREINAFTER CALLED ‘THE AREA OF BENEFIT’) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;2) TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN THE SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED ‘THE CENTRE’) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.3) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CONSISTENT WITH ITEMS (1) AND (2) ABOVE AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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
£170k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were just over £84,000 at year-end, which meets the trustees' stated policy of holding six months of running costs. The charity reports no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite rising utility and staffing costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £84k)
“Our reserves policy states that we should have 6 months running costs”
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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£170k£161k
30/09/2024£193k£178k
30/09/2023£162k£130k
30/09/2022£121k£115k
30/09/2021£103k£93k

Common questions

Is SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were just over £84,000 at year-end, which meets the trustees' stated policy of holding six months of running costs. The charity reports no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite rising utility and staffing costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST1£154k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHIRLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£170k—0unclear—no doubt
SHIRLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£170k—0above—no doubt
SHREWSBURY HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£279k—0below—no doubt
SHERWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
PEBSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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