SHRUB END SOCIAL CENTRE

Registered charity 254100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Purpose built community centre built 1968, fully refurbished in 2012.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEXDEN AND SHURB END WARD OF THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER.

Area of benefit: LEXDEN AND SHRUB END WARD BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds showed a deficit of £8,317.70 for the year ended 31st March 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves at year-end were £23,116.75, which the trustees note are over one year of regular running costs. Significant improvements to the hall were made using accumulated reserves, and letting income increased significantly compared to the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alfred Keeblechair
• Alan Tower
• Bob Taylor
• Elizabeth Mary Upsher
• Mervyn James Upsher
• Stephen Sadler
• Tracey Kinns

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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