BROOKLANDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 278347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Owns and manages Brooklands Hall - a facility use by local residents.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION(B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: PARTS OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD

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

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Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £237,489, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet ongoing expenditure and property maintenance. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,138 due to a £30,000 debt write-off, reducing total funds from the previous year. The trustees confirmed the association will continue operating as normal for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level to meet the ongoing expenditure with the upkeep and maintenance of the Charities property (held: £237k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level to meet the ongoing expenditure with the upkeep and maintenance of the Charities property.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Regalscroll Limited
“Brooklands Residents Association has agreed to write off £30,000 of this debt as it is anticipated Regalscroll Limited will not have funds to repay this in the foreseeable future.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Regalscroll Limited
“The company has a licence to operate the bar and related activities for Brooklands Residents Association” — page 8
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£75k£72k
31/03/2024£61k£78k
31/03/2023£48k£63k
31/03/2022£56k£77k
31/03/2021£48k£23k

Common questions

Is BROOKLANDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £237,489, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet ongoing expenditure and property maintenance. The charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,138 due to a £30,000 debt write-off, reducing total funds from the previous year. The trustees confirmed the association will continue operating as normal for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.