SACRISTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1204218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Our aim is to support and lead regeneration and community development for the village of Sacriston andits residents. We run a community centre, called The Fulforth Centre.
Causes: 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 the charity generated a net income of £910,732 for the period, with unrestricted funds totaling £894,948. The trustees report that free reserves were in excess of their stated policy target of four months' expenditure (approximately £60,000). The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least four months expenditure (held: £895k)
“The Trustees have determined that the appropriate level of free reserves which are not invested in tangible fixed assets should be equivalent to at least four months expenditure, which is approximately £60,000.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Barchester Charitable Foundation — “A particular thank you to our current grant funders who enable our work in the community to continue: Barchester Charitable Foundation” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Bernadette Glasper
- Derek Robson
- Eileen Donnelly
- Glynis Whitehead
- Hugh Dixon
- LILIAN BURFORD
- Margaret Ayton
- Robert Graeme Ludlow
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SACRISTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £910,732 for the period, with unrestricted funds totaling £894,948. The trustees report that free reserves were in excess of their stated policy target of four months' expenditure (approximately £60,000). The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SACRISTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SACRISTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation.
Known funders
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