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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) 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.(2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PARTICULAR THOSE AIMED AT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY AND HELPING PEOPLE MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS IN SOCIETY.(3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CARTERTON, OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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.

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.

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