KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Health and wellbeing
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENTON, FAWDON, COXLODGE AND OTHER ADJACENT PARTS OF THE NORTH AND WEST OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AS DEFINED BY MAP BOUNDARIES ATTACHED (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND TO ADVANCE LEARNING AND SKILLS AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE OR CENTRES (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE" OR "THE CENTRES") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £41,146 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total net assets to £223,388. Per the trustees' report, while finances are relatively stable, the charity has not yet built unrestricted reserves to its preferred level of six months of expenditure. The charity relies on charitable activities and grants for income, with no investment income reported.
What the accounts disclose
“we have not yet built reserves to the preferred level of six months of unrestricted expenditure”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/03/2024)
Trustees
- LEANNE CONWAY WILCOXchair
- Brian Dickenson
- Clive Moreland
- David Arkley
- David Faulkner OBE
- Diane Smith
- Mary bamford
- STEPHEN LAMBERT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £346k | £305k |
| 31/03/2024 | £232k | £254k |
Common questions
Is KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £41,146 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total net assets to £223,388. Per the trustees' report, while finances are relatively stable, the charity has not yet built unrestricted reserves to its preferred level of six months of expenditure. The charity relies on charitable activities and grants for income, with no investment income reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 05/05/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 CEF |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/02/2019 | £3k | Kenton Junior Youth Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/12/2018 | £10k | Fit for purpose |
| Community Foundation North East | 28/06/2018 | £3k | Kenton Junior Youth Club |
| Community Foundation North East | 28/02/2018 | £3k | Kenton Junior Youth Club |
| Community Foundation North East | 03/03/2017 | £2k | Towards Junior Youth Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2017 | £8k | Governance and Capability Review |
| Community Foundation North East | 09/02/2017 | £3k | Towards Junior Youth Club |
| Community Foundation North East | 16/06/2016 | £2k | Towards Junior Youth Club |
| Sport England | 21/04/2015 | £8k | Wknd wind up |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ROSCA TRUST | 1 | £143k |
| THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST | 1 | £75k |
| THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £26k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £20k |
| YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
| NORMAN GARON TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- KENT RELIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, KENTON
- CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION
- WELLBEING AT GARON PARK
- KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED
- KENT PANTHERS FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £346k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KENT RELIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £339k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, KENTON | £165k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION | £155k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WELLBEING AT GARON PARK | £196k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KENTISH TOWN CITY FARM LIMITED | £389k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |