THE HENHAYES CENTRE

Registered charity 1181781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing activities to keep the elderly fit, healthy & interacting with others, including our Tuesday Events, Knitting & Computers for stimulation, companionship & entertainment. PhysioFit, Yogo, Pilates & Keep Fit for health & wellbeing for the over 55's. We offer a freshly cooked meal on weekdays and run a Memory Group which provides a safe environment while providing respite for caregivers.

Objects

TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED IN CREWKERNE AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PARISHES BY PROVIDING AT A CENTRE SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.

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
£138k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £799,412, with £799,037 in unrestricted funds, indicating a strong financial position. The trustees report that the centre is in a good financial position and has generated a profit for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable requirements and no material matters were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves for the charity to continue to meet its ongoing commitments and to provide sufficient funds to develop those services (held: £799k)
“The committee’s policy on income reserves is to maintain sufficient reserves for the charity to continue to meet its ongoing commitments and to provide sufficient funds to develop those services.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 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 (1 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: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£138k£136k
30/04/2024£128k£120k
30/04/2023£95k£103k
30/04/2022£99k£103k
30/04/2021£91k£73k

Common questions

Is THE HENHAYES CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £799,412, with £799,037 in unrestricted funds, indicating a strong financial position. The trustees report that the centre is in a good financial position and has generated a profit for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable requirements and no material matters were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation28/11/2024£4kHelp towards the fuel costs of heating the Centre to enable us to provide a warm space for our community.
Somerset Community Foundation01/08/2024£4kContribution towards core costs of running a centre supporting isolated older people in Crewkerne
Somerset Community Foundation18/08/2023£4kContribution towards increased overheads of day centre for older people in Crewkerne
Somerset Community Foundation07/04/2022£4kCore costs of running a day centre for older people in Crewkerne
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2021£10kThe Henhayes Centre - Reducing Isolation and Seclusion for the Elderly
Somerset Community Foundation10/11/2020£3kProviding social connection, health and wellbeing support for vulnerable people
Somerset Community Foundation12/04/2019£2kActive Living
Somerset Community Foundation08/03/2018£3kCrewkerne Henhayes Community Centre Monday Memory Group
Somerset Community Foundation20/07/2016£500Short term strategic management inc development of business plan and action plan.
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2007£6kFormation of a pilot and permanent short mat bowls club

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HENHAYES CENTRE£138k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE FY2025£354k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUNTER CENTRE FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE FY2025£230k—0above—no doubt
ST MARYS CARE CENTRE FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DAY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt

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