SARISBURY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 301938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SARISBURY GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE, SARISBURY WARD COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

We hold an annual 'fun day' on the green, where we encourage the public to take part or support it. We hold weekly tea dances, modern sequence, jazz events, social events, blood collection service three times a year. We are available for members of the community to hire rooms for all groups, celebrations, gatherings, etc. We encourage and welcome all members of the community.

Objects

COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: THE SARISBURY WARD OF FAREHAM

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

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

Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,664 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following an 8% decrease in income and a 19% increase in expenditure. Despite this loss, unrestricted funds remain at £216,732, which the trustees confirm is maintained at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £217k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain funds at a level which equate to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ELLIOTT HONEYchair
A C FOULDS
Colin John Moore
Peter Humphreys · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£119k	£117k
31/12/2024	£122k	£139k
31/12/2023	£133k	£117k
31/12/2022	£112k	£81k
31/12/2021	£84k	£84k

Common questions

Is SARISBURY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £16,664 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following an 8% decrease in income and a 19% increase in expenditure. Despite this loss, unrestricted funds remain at £216,732, which the trustees confirm is maintained at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. 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 VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£154k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FLORENCE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

THE FLORENCE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £115k
SOLIHULL LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £110k
GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £259k
SHIRLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £200k
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE income £107k
Q YORK income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SARISBURY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION	£119k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FLORENCE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt
GORSE COVERT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£259k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHIRLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAROLD WOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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