BRINSWORTH COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1184508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Centre will be used to address the inter-generational community cohesion, social health andwell-being of young people, families, and older people; provide direct access and/or pointers to essentialservices; provide recreational, educational and personal development opportunities for the whole of thewider community of Brinsworth Parish.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BRINSWORTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR 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 INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£282k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,356 for the year ended 30 September 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. General unrestricted reserves stood at £14,939, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of covering six months of operating costs. The charity remains dependent on contributions from Brinsworth Parish Council and trading income to cover running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (26% of income)
“TOTAL INCOME 284,228” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15k; policy: six months operating costs for the centre and a seperate reserve for future maintenance and refurbishment)
“Due to the need for contributions from Brinsworth Parish Council, Brinsworth Community Trust has still been unable to increase the level of money held in reserves. The Trust is aware that this is a vulnerable position” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Brinsworth Parish Council
“The charity received a donation of £74,000 from Brinsworth Parish Council during the year” — page 13
“The charity purchased room hire from Brinsworth Parish Council, to the value of £800” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Room hire paid to Brinsworth Parish Council
“The charity received a donation of £74,000 from Brinsworth Parish Council during the year” — page 13
“The charity purchased room hire from Brinsworth Parish Council, to the value of £800” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£284k£282k
30/09/2024£305k£316k
30/09/2023£230k£217k
30/09/2022£196k£198k
30/09/2021£445k£417k

Common questions

Is BRINSWORTH COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,356 for the year ended 30 September 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. General unrestricted reserves stood at £14,939, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of covering six months of operating costs. The charity remains dependent on contributions from Brinsworth Parish Council and trading income to cover running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRINSWORTH COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRINSWORTH COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAMFY2022£42k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAMFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/03/2026£118kThe Centre Sustainability Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2019£10kBrinsworth Youth Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRINSWORTH COMMUNITY TRUST£284k—0below—no doubt
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT FY2025£845k—0above—no doubt
THE BIRSTALL COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIXWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£98k—0unclear—no doubt
BRAMPTON AND BEYOND COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£320k—0above—no doubt
BRIDPORT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2026£172k——unclear—no doubt

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