THE KEEPERS - WOTTON AREA COMMUNITY HUB
Registered charity 1192121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Keepers is a community hub supporting the needs of residents of Wotton and surrounding areas, helping them to be more connected to the services, groups and professionals that can provide support for health, wellbeing or financial hardship issues. We host a number of professional organisations and classes, run our own drop-in cafe and community garden, and have a dry food store and freezer.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total reserves increased to £167,023, with unrestricted reserves of £80,991, which exceeds the trustees' desirable target of £55,000. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: unclear
“For this year, the main sources of income were Stroud District Council, The National Lottery, other Trusts and Grant Funders and individual donors.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: desirable level of free reserves at the end of 2024 was £55,000 (held: £81k)
“Based on the above policy, the trustees calculated that a desirable level of free reserves at the end of 2024 was £55,000” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent and utilities paid to Chair's property
“The charity operates from a property owned by Shaenna Loughnane (the Chair) and her husband and during the year rent of £6,000 (2023: £6,000) and utilities of £5,150 (2023: £4,493) was paid.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Keepers Community Hub (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Shaenna Loughnanechair
- Catherine Braun Mrs
- David Graham
- Dr Kim Sheil
- Gail Stephens Tuffee Mrs
- Katharine Hearn Mrs
- Laura Britton-Griffiths Mrs
- Sally-Anne Barnes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE KEEPERS - WOTTON AREA COMMUNITY HUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased to £167,023, with unrestricted reserves of £80,991, which exceeds the trustees' desirable target of £55,000. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE KEEPERS - WOTTON AREA COMMUNITY HUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KEEPERS - WOTTON AREA COMMUNITY HUB as a grant recipient include COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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