LONG BUCKBY COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 271609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONG BUCKBY VILLAGE HALL

Operate and maintain Long Buckby Community Centre, a two storey community owned building, run for the benefit of the local community.Hire of rooms to local groups and societies for example - Darby and Joan, The Alzheimers Society, Gardening, History, WI, Bowls.Also commercial groups - keep fit, Tai Chi. Blood Donor service and local and elections.Available for private hire

Objects

PROVISION OF VILLAGE HALL FOR USE OF INHABITANTS OF PARISH OF LONG BUCKBY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION OF LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF LONG BUCKBY

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 · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£83k

Latest spending

£69k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved its goal of financial stability for the year ending 2025, with total income reported at £93,235.66. Expenditure increases were attributed to general cost rises and standard utility increases, while net funds raised from events amounted to £8,300. The review confirms an evident audit trail and appropriate record-keeping for the examined transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants, fund raising and donations (47% of income)

“The income total for the year shows £93,235.66 of which £44,232.41 is from Grants, fund raising and donations” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 38.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“£13.5k was raised in total during the year which after investment in resources for events and event costs left net funds raised of £8.3k.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID CROSTONchair
Christine Culbert
DAVID BOSTROM
HAZEL DURBRIDGE
HELEN LOUISE GARRATT
Jane Tress
Malcolm Robert Longley
PETER JOHN ADDS · trustee of 1 other charity
SANDRA KAY RUSSELL
Samuel Wade
TRACY BURN

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£83k	£69k
30/09/2024	£70k	£71k
30/09/2023	£40k	£42k
30/09/2022	£35k	£41k
30/09/2021	£34k	£30k

Common questions

Is LONG BUCKBY COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved its goal of financial stability for the year ending 2025, with total income reported at £93,235.66. Expenditure increases were attributed to general cost rises and standard utility increases, while net funds raised from events amounted to £8,300. The review confirms an evident audit trail and appropriate record-keeping for the examined transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£800

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUCKBY LIBRARY & HUB.

BUCKBY LIBRARY & HUB income £79k
GROBY VILLAGE HALL income £50k
LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE income £145k
THE BLABY AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CENTRE income £42k
THE LACEBY COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE income £75k
PACKMOOR COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONG BUCKBY COMMUNITY CENTRE	£83k	—	unclear	38.5%	no doubt
BUCKBY LIBRARY & HUB FY2025	£79k	—	above	—	no doubt
GROBY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£145k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BLABY AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CENTRE FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LACEBY COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE FY2025	£75k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.