COLOMBO STREET COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE
Registered charity 292623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLOMBO CENTRE
The Centre offers a range of affordable & accessible sports, community and leisure activities for the communities of Southwark and Lambeth; Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, 4 outdoor sports courts, cycling studio, therapy room. Activities provided include tennis, community football sessions for children and young people, netball, sports camps during school holidays
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £79,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £539,010. The trustees report that these reserves fall within the stated policy target of two to three months of operational expenditure, and cash resources are sufficient to cover eight months of operating costs. Consequently, the management committee considers there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two to three months of operational expenditure (held: £133k)
“The required level of general reserves is two to three months of operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lambeth · Southwark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COLOMBO STREET COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £79,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £539,010. The trustees report that these reserves fall within the stated policy target of two to three months of operational expenditure, and cash resources are sufficient to cover eight months of operating costs. Consequently, the management committee considers there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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