CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1187211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to further or benefit the residents of Clapton, London Borough of Hackney, in a common effort to facilitate capacity. We collaborate with local people, on local issues and projects that: advance education; celebrate heritage; provide facilities; and champion social welfare and recreation. We provide the space and place for residents to improve their conditions.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY WHICH IS COVERED BY CLAPTON COMMONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER— TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £25,484 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £77,442 against expenditure of £102,926. Unrestricted reserves stood at £6,303, which the trustees state is within their target range of two to four months of core operating costs. The trustees consider the charity to have sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months of core operating costs, with a normal operating range of two to four months (held: £6k)
“The Board aims to hold free unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately three months of core operating costs, with a normal operating range of two to four months.”
Per its FY2026 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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 24
  • Government income: £14,850 — grants £14,850 (2); 19% of the £77,442 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Government income: £21,490 — grants £21,490 (2); 19% of the £110,464 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 14/03/2025, 42 days after the 31/01/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2026-03-31)

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

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

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Hackney

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2026£77k£103k
    31/03/2025£110k£117k
    31/03/2024£179k£271k
    30/06/2023£153k£81k
    30/06/2022£85k£63k

    Common questions

    Is CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £25,484 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £77,442 against expenditure of £102,926. Unrestricted reserves stood at £6,303, which the trustees state is within their target range of two to four months of core operating costs. The trustees consider the charity to have sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£77kStronger voices
    THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20kChurch & Communities Programme
    THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kChurch & Communities Programme
    CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£15kChurch & Communities Programme
    HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2023£10k
    HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2025£5k
    HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2024£5k

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    Hackney Council04/01/2025£15kGrant to Clapton Commons Community Organisation Ltd
    London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£15kGrant to Clapton Commons Community Organisation Ltd
    The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2024£20kWarm Welcome Hub
    London Borough of Hackney28/03/2022£58kGrant to Clapton Commons
    Hackney Council28/03/2022£20kGrant to Clapton Commons
    Greater London Authority14/07/2021£30kGrant to Common Room for Clapton
    Hackney Council26/05/2020£5kGrant to Clapton Commons
    London Borough of Hackney26/05/2020£5kGrant to Clapton Commons
    Greater London Authority31/01/2018£18kGrant to Clapton Commons Community Organisation

    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 CLAPTON COMMON BOYS CLUB.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED£77k—0within—no doubt
    CLAPTON COMMON BOYS CLUB FY2025£621k—0unclear—no doubt
    FRIENDS OF CLAPHAM COMMON FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE KEMPSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
    LYMINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£778k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE CLIFTON CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt

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