THE COLDEN COMMON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 292438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCCA

Managing and maintaining the Community Centre to provide facilities, services and events to the local community.To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Colden Common.

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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £39,472, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £18,000 (three months of core staffing and operational costs at £6,000 pm). The charity reports being self-financing through hiring and fundraising, though it notes high utility costs and a significant net movement in funds due to capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £39k)
To fund approximately three months core staffing and operational costs (approximately £6,000 pm) — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lease of Community Centre building
The Charity has a relationship with the Colden Common Parish Council which leases the Community Centre building to the Charity. — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£148k
31/03/2024£87k£88k
31/03/2023£90k£86k
31/03/2022£119k£102k
31/03/2021£64k£67k

Common questions

Is THE COLDEN COMMON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £39,472, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £18,000 (three months of core staffing and operational costs at £6,000 pm). The charity reports being self-financing through hiring and fundraising, though it notes high utility costs and a significant net movement in funds due to capital projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2012£5k"The Colden Common History Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2005£5kNew minibus

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£8k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLDEN COMMON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£123k0unclearno doubt
SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£108k0unclearno doubt
THE KEMPSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£133k0unclearno doubt
LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD FY2025£243k0abovenoted
CHURCHDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£203k0unclearnoted
HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£137k0unclearno doubt

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