SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY EDUCATION CHARITY ("SCEC")

Registered charity 1185489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY EDUCATION CHARITY

Provision of enrichment and supplementary education classes on Saturday mornings during term time for children of primary school age attending maintained schools in the London Boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £19,549 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £415,874 to £396,325. The trustees report holding approximately £300,000 in reserve to support future operating budgets and potential expansion, noting that these funds are held in short-term cash deposits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: half the annual budgeted expenditure (held: £396k)
ideally half the annual budgeted expenditure in case of a shortfall in donations or an unexpected expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£65k£85k
31/08/2024£288k£65k
31/08/2023£180k£62k
31/08/2022£120k£62k
31/08/2021£16k£20k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY EDUCATION CHARITY ("SCEC") financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £19,549 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £415,874 to £396,325. The trustees report holding approximately £300,000 in reserve to support future operating budgets and potential expansion, noting that these funds are held in short-term cash deposits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.