NORTHCOURT CENTRE

Registered charity 300185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

open meetings, classes, election rooms,club activities

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CENTRE SHALL BE:A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHCOURT (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CULTURE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURETIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CENTRE AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES AND SECTIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NORTHCOURT AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS

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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Registered contact address: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess expenditure of £24,956.93 for the year ended 31st December 2025, compared to an excess income of £24,956.93 in the prior year. Total income decreased significantly from £61,221.16 to £34,290.99, driven by the loss of grants and donations. Despite the deficit, the charity maintained positive bank balances totaling £61,347.70 across current and deposit accounts at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 7
Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (1); 33% of the £61,221 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 8
Government income: £800 — contracts £800 (1); 2% of the £33,620 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 09/07/2025, 251 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lottery — “It is with great thanks and sincere gratitude that we acknowledge The National Lottery for their generous grant towards our recent extensive…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Laura Buckinghamchair
Denise Duley
SNEHLATA Patel

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£59k
31/12/2024	£61k	£31k
31/12/2023	£34k	£24k
31/12/2022	£34k	£32k
31/12/2021	£31k	£16k

Common questions

Is NORTHCOURT CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess expenditure of £24,956.93 for the year ended 31st December 2025, compared to an excess income of £24,956.93 in the prior year. Total income decreased significantly from £61,221.16 to £34,290.99, driven by the loss of grants and donations. Despite the deficit, the charity maintained positive bank balances totaling £61,347.70 across current and deposit accounts at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/12/2024	£20k	Toilet Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2018	£10k	To update present heating system

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 LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£33k
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£15k
BRADFORD GUILD OF HELP	1	£3k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£800

Charities like this

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

NORTHCHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE income £58k
NORTHGATE CHURCH TRUST income £270k
THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTRE income £27k
C3 NEWCASTLE income £102k
NORTH BUCKINGHAM PARISH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL income £118k
IT'S IN NOTTINGHAM FOUNDATION income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTHCOURT CENTRE	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHCHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£58k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTHGATE CHURCH TRUST FY2026	£270k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
C3 NEWCASTLE FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH BUCKINGHAM PARISH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FY2025	£118k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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