PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1191024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Parkfields Community Centre manages a building and surrounding grounds, which are owned by the Presbyterian Church of Wales. It serves the community by letting out rooms at affordable rates for activity, learning, entertainment and other services. In addition it runs projects for children and young people and a Food Hub that includes a Community Fridge.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MOLD, AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BUT ON A NON-SECTARIAN BASIS AND 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.

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Registered contact address: Flintshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £36,595.45, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities if income falls short. The charity reported a significant surplus of £137,556.48 for the year, largely driven by the receipt of a donation to purchase the centre building. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern about the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the PCC should income and fundraising activities fall short (reserves figure: £37k)
“PCCs’ policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the PCC should income and fundraising activities fall short.” — page 10
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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £11,020 — grants £11,020 (5); 5% of the £237,628 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Government income: £360 — grants £360 (1); under 1% of the £74,853 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Government income: £2,272 — grants £2,272 (3); 4% of the £53,671 total gross income on the same return

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £125k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£238k£100k
31/03/2024£75k£79k
31/03/2023£54k£59k
31/03/2022£60k£56k
31/03/2021£29k£23k

Common questions

Is PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £36,595.45, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue charitable activities if income falls short. The charity reported a significant surplus of £137,556.48 for the year, largely driven by the receipt of a donation to purchase the centre building. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern about the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST, THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2023£1kHealth and Wellbeing appeals
THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2024£250Main Project Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2025£4kParkfields Environmental Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2025£51kCommunity Growth and Centre Manager
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£20kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2020£6kCOVID-19 - Inside Out
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2019£7kAble to Achieve

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OAKWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE£238k—0above—no doubt
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
PARKLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
PAXCROFT MEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£170k—0above—no doubt

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