BROOKSIDE CENTRAL (CIO)

Registered charity 1172037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Management of Brookside Central Community Centre delivering services and activities to the community.All income from room hire is used to run the centre

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BROOKSIDE, STIRCHLEY, TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE 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 INTEREST 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 AND VOTING MEMBERS 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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £78,961 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £132,750 to £53,789. The trustees' report notes that the charity is funded by grants with no certainty of future receipt, and reserves have fallen below the stated policy target of £70,000. Despite ongoing building maintenance challenges, the organization remains a vital community hub while seeking grants for refurbishment.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £3k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Annemarie Blissett
• Dawn Brazier
• Isabell Langford
• Stuart Cook

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

Operates in: Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

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

• BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY CIO income £145k
• MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £126k
• BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £164k
• BRIDGES CENTRE income £1.3m
• BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL income £162k
• AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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