LONGLEVENS (GLOUCESTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 279464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONGLEVENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The objectives of the charity provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£601k

Latest spending

£528k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £295,527. The trustees maintain that reserves are held at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy they consider maintained throughout the year. The trustees also confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £296k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee was paid £15,000 for services provided to the charity.

“During the year one trustee was paid a total of £15,000 for services provided to the charity.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£601k

Total spending

£528k

Reserves (reported)

£368k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Stuart Hitchcockchair
Natalie Ann Petrie
Rachel Linda Foster
Stephen Philip Butler

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£601k	£528k
31/10/2024	£540k	£504k
31/10/2023	£483k	£471k
31/10/2022	£464k	£430k
31/10/2021	£241k	£236k

Common questions

Is LONGLEVENS (GLOUCESTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £295,527. The trustees maintain that reserves are held at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy they consider maintained throughout the year. The trustees also confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes. Its FY2024 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 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	1	£550k
VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED	1	£96k
FUSION21 FOUNDATION	1	£53k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
The A and J Charitable Trust	1	£20k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
WEST OF ENGLAND RURAL NETWORK	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £218k
LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION income £1.4m
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY income £160k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONGFLEET (ST MARY'S), POOLE income £751k
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST income £2.4m
ONGO COMMUNITIES LIMITED income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONGLEVENS (GLOUCESTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£601k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£218k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY FY2024	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONGFLEET (ST MARY'S), POOLE FY2025	£751k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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