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CARTERTON FAMILY CENTRE

Registered charity 1175596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide facilities for the daily care, recreation and education of children during and out of school hours and school holidays and to advance education, promote the preservation and protection of good health, and relieve the effects of poverty amongst residents of Carterton, Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held nil unrestricted reserves at the end of the period. The trustees note that while in-year funding did not match outgoings, they expect to begin building reserves in the 2026/27 financial year, aiming to hold approximately £18k to allow for wrapping up the charity if it proves non-viable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees are actively trying to build reserves and are trying to develop a model of income generation. We expect to hold c. £18k in 25/26 to allow for wrapping up the charity, should it prove not viable to continue.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted for previous year
“hence we opted for the 23/24 accounts to be delivered late (highlighting issues) but the 24/25 accounts (while still highlighting some small issues which had been carried across from the previous FY) highlight only minimal gaps.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by unclear. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£25k£66k
31/03/2024£49k£76k
31/03/2023£146k£149k
31/03/2022£146k£151k
31/03/2021£128k£238k

Common questions

Is CARTERTON FAMILY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held nil unrestricted reserves at the end of the period. The trustees note that while in-year funding did not match outgoings, they expect to begin building reserves in the 2026/27 financial year, aiming to hold approximately £18k to allow for wrapping up the charity if it proves non-viable. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by unclear.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/12/2024£106kArmed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) FY24/25
UK government12/11/2021£19kCovenant Fund