HANOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 272127 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hanover Community Association works in the area bordered by the local authority Ward of Hanover & Elm Grove (and Stanley Street, Windmill Street and part of Richmond Street). We manage the Hanover Community Centre as a venue for classes, meetings and events that help sustain Hanover as a vibrant community. We attend the Communities Forum and host community events.

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Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £29,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total incoming resources of £102,114 against total expenditure of £72,972. Unrestricted reserves increased to £72,288, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of six months of key expenditure (£15,000). The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of key expenditure (£15,000) (held: £72k)
“This level of reserves is set at six months of key expenditure (£15,000)” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£73k
31/03/2024£48k£61k
31/03/2023£37k£44k
31/03/2022£31k£32k
31/03/2021£25k£27k

Common questions

Is HANOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £29,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by total incoming resources of £102,114 against total expenditure of £72,972. Unrestricted reserves increased to £72,288, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of six months of key expenditure (£15,000). The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HANOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HANOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kInvesting in Spaces and Places

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2024£20kSafe and accessible centre

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HANOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD FY2025£146k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE FY2024£1.0m—0below—no doubt
VANBRUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£493k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HALLAM COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ASSOCIATION FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLEHAVEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£782k——above—no doubt

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