291 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO

Registered charity 1185192 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare for the public in general including, but not exclusively, residents of the borough of Sandwell, principally in the area of West Bromwich.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CIO IS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SANDWELL, PRINCIPALLY IN THE AREA OF WEST BROMWICH.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sandwell, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,646 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £115,615. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on grants to cover staff costs and requires continued funding to maintain stability. Unrestricted reserves stood at £39,754, which the trustees consider below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Communities Fund — “291 Creative Hub are grateful for the funding we have received from the National Lottery Communities Fund, which will allow us to continue o…” (source page)
• Veolia — “We are also especially grateful to Veolia and All Churches Trust whose support enabled the refurbishment of the building.” (source page)
• All Churches Trust — “We are also especially grateful to Veolia and All Churches Trust whose support enabled the refurbishment of the building.” (source page)
• Heart of England — “We are very grateful to Heart of England and all of the funders who have helped us thus far and look forward to working with those that unde…” (source page)
• National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund — “The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund is supporting the 291 Community Association CIO with a 3 year grant. They also supported us d…” (source page)
• England Sports — “Likewise we received Emergency funding from England Sports.” (source page)
• Albert Hunt Trust — “We have also received grants from Heart of England, Albert Hunt Trust & Eveson Trust.” (source page)
• Eveson Trust — “We have also received grants from Heart of England, Albert Hunt Trust & Eveson Trust.” (source page)
• Aviva — “Aviva and Crowd Funding enabled us to have an online fund raising promotion. (linked with crowd funding).” (source page)
• West Brom Building Society Foundation — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)
• Rank Foundation Peebles Grant — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)
• E&D Cadbury — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)
• Grimmett Trust — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)
• Leeds Building Society — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)
• Beatrice Laing Trust — “The recent refurbishment of the Kitchen and security upgrade by replacement of all external entrance doors, double glazed windows to the Ins…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEREK HOWARD PERCIVALchair
• ALEX DAVID JAMES COOKSEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bronwen Still
• Rev Carole Judith Holden

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO.

• SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £36k
• THE HAZELWELL CENTRE income £47k
• West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO income £478k
• NCI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £41k
• TARPORLEY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUND CIO income £59k
• KINGSBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE income £64k

Side by side with its peers

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