ALWAYS COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1189909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AC

Community Development

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased operations on 31 December 2025, with remaining assets transferred to another charity. The filing reports a significant net payment deficit for the period and notes that unrestricted reserves were insufficient to meet the charity's own policy target due to restricted funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Postcode Places Trust (67% of income)
“Postcode Places Trust - 12300 12300” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £154)
“Always Community has a policy on reserves, however, since it started it has been difficult to comply with this as most of the grants we have received were restricted or were linked to deliver specific projects, making almost impossible to have enough funds for reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The charity ceased operations on 31/12/2025. In accordance with the charity's governing document the remaining funds and assets will be transferred to the Refugee Roots, charity number 1184098, following the settlement of all outstanding liabilities.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £257
“Creditors - pension (257)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£55k£55k
30/06/2024£57k£49k
30/06/2023£37k£50k
30/06/2022£49k£26k
30/06/2021£13k£96

Common questions

Is ALWAYS COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased operations on 31 December 2025, with remaining assets transferred to another charity. The filing reports a significant net payment deficit for the period and notes that unrestricted reserves were insufficient to meet the charity's own policy target due to restricted funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ALWAYS COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALWAYS COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kRelief of Poverty
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£5kDonations made during the year
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£12kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2023£47kCohesive Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2022£10kConnected Communities
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/09/2021£55k"The Windrush Decision"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£3kConnecting Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2021£10kConnected communities