THE CANLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1171539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide the facility of a community centre in Canley, Coventry for use by local residents. Promote activities that benefit health and wellbeing, education and interests of social welfare with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CANLEY, COVENTRY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE 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 AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A 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
£143k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £51,423 against a policy target of three months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £51k)
“The policy is to keep at least 3 months running costs in reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 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: Coventry City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£143k£174k
31/12/2023£170k£154k
31/12/2022£167k£139k
31/12/2021£112k£106k
31/12/2020£73k£49k

Common questions

Is THE CANLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £51,423 against a policy target of three months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CANLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CANLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£35kcosts of improvements to the premises of the community centre in Canley, Coventry
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2025£20kCanley Warm Welcome
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£10kCanley Young Men & Women's Group
Sport England08/06/2020£1kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kCanley Community Emergency Response Grub Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£10kCanYou

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROWLEYS CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CANLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE£143k—0unclear—no doubt
ROWLEYS CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY LTD FY2025£217k—0below—no doubt
KYFFIN PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£358k—0unclear—no doubt
ABBEY COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£490k£100,001 - £110,0001unclear—no doubt
FLEETVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
LLANI COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£112k—0below—no doubt

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