FARNCOMBE DAY CENTRE LIMITED
Farncombe Day Centre offers a happy and caring atmosphere where membership is free and everyone is welcome.The Day Centre is open to everyone over the age of 50 who lives in Waverley Borough. The Day Centre is open Monday to Friday from 10am-4pm. Services include lunches, coffee and tea, social activities and entertainment, minibus pick-up and return, chiropody, hairdressing and assisted bathing.
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THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN GODALMING IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE CARE, EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF SUCH PERSONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £6,230 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £216,058. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong reserves position, with unrestricted reserves of £163,677 representing 8.84 months of running costs, which is within the stated policy target of 6 to 9 months.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity aims to hold a general reserve of between 6 to 9 months of running costs to cover any unforeseen events.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/06/2018)
Trustees
- Dr EDWIN WILLIAM HISLOPchair
- Alison Pauline Ruth Griffiths
- Charlotte May Cecile Barnado
- David Barker
- Janet Elizabeth Elcombe
- Jonathan Charles Hampshire
- Linda Grout
- Ruth Thomson
- Sameena Thompson
- Timothy Malcolm Gammon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £216k | £222k |
| 31/03/2024 | £210k | £218k |
| 31/03/2023 | £194k | £188k |
| 31/03/2022 | £188k | £179k |
| 31/03/2021 | £179k | £158k |
Common questions
Is FARNCOMBE DAY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £6,230 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £216,058. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong reserves position, with unrestricted reserves of £163,677 representing 8.84 months of running costs, which is within the stated policy target of 6 to 9 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2024 | £10k | Farncombe Day Centre Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 2 | £16k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £4k |
| Royal Surrey Charity | 1 | £100k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- BRIGHTWELLS GOSTREY CENTRE
- THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE
- THE OVER DAY CENTRE ASSOCIATION
- ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY HUB
- ROWLEYS CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY LTD
- THE PALMER CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARNCOMBE DAY CENTRE LIMITED | £216k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| BRIGHTWELLS GOSTREY CENTRE | £233k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE | £230k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE OVER DAY CENTRE ASSOCIATION | £170k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROMNEY MARSH COMMUNITY HUB | £732k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ROWLEYS CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY LTD | £217k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |