THAXTED DAY CENTRE

Registered charity 1197612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CUTLER'S KITCHEN, Pam's Place

Community centre for the benefit the residents of Thaxted and surrounding areas, providing facilities and activities which aim to reduce social isolation and improve the health and well-being of the local community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THAXTED, UTTLESFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, 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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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: Uttlesford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £17,773.17, resulting in an excess of income over expenditure of £8,720.88. However, the trustees' report notes that the charity does not hold a reserves policy target and states there is uncertainty regarding future funding due to impending Local Authority reorganisation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mrs Maureen Evelyn Walker BA. OCR ACCT.. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr MICHAEL JOHN TAYLERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jenna Perkins
• Jill Susan Palmer
• KERRY RACHEL McRANDAL Mrs
• MARTIN LIAM FOLEY
• NICOLA CLAIRE BERTOYA
• Robert Charles Abraham Silver

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• DUXFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE income £86k
• THAXTED CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED income £37k
• TANG HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE income £178k
• HAREGATE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £104k
• PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £170k
• SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £108k

Side by side with its peers

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