THE PAINSWICK CENTRE

Registered charity 301595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAINSWICK INSTITUTE

Provides and maintains facilities for Sports, Drama, Dance, Arts, Leisure, Fitness, Music, Recreation, Private and Community Functions, Meetings and Conferences etc.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PAINSWICK AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus with net income of £21,808 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a previous net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £1,339,586, with cash reserves of £82,027, which exceeds the stated policy target of retaining cash equivalent to six months of expenditure (approximately £45,000).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months forecast charitable activity and overhead outflows (held: £1.3m)

“The trustees’ policy on reserves is that the charity will look to retain enough cash to cover at least six months forecast charitable activity and overhead outflows. This is of the order of £45,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Painswick Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Gyde · trustee of 1 other charity
Ceri Chaplin
Dawn Elizabeth Tyson
Graham Watson
John Williamson
Matthew Twinning
Roger Balkwill · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Edmonds
Stephen Brignall

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£101k	£79k
31/12/2023	£85k	£90k
31/12/2022	£98k	£112k
31/12/2021	£72k	£69k
31/12/2020	£48k	£43k

Common questions

Is THE PAINSWICK CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus with net income of £21,808 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a previous net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £1,339,586, with cash reserves of £82,027, which exceeds the stated policy target of retaining cash equivalent to six months of expenditure (approximately £45,000). Its FY2024 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	15/10/2014	£10k	Environmental and audio-visual upgrading of the Beacon Hall in the Pai