SWALECLIFFE AND CHESTFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 302881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

we have 2 childrens dance classes keep fit & step Whitstable active retirement meet here 2/3 a month weddings christenings dog training blind club 2 bridge clubs 2 yoga bingo 2 badminton teams short mat bowls, art class, dance class, local council meetings and we are used for a voting station.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 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 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 SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY A COMMUNITY CENTRE, FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED AND ENCOURAGED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES.

Area of benefit: CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL AREA AND THE 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 · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£311k
Latest spending
£299k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Association generated a net surplus of £9,887 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total assets less current liabilities increasing to £265,026. The Club also reported a net surplus of £2,376, with its total assets less current liabilities standing at £21,840. Both entities maintain positive capital accounts and have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£311k£299k
31/12/2024£323k£293k
31/12/2023£271k£248k
31/12/2022£237k£239k
31/12/2021£161k£143k

Common questions

Is SWALECLIFFE AND CHESTFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Association generated a net surplus of £9,887 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total assets less current liabilities increasing to £265,026. The Club also reported a net surplus of £2,376, with its total assets less current liabilities standing at £21,840. Both entities maintain positive capital accounts and have been prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW'S CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SWALECLIFFE AND CHESTFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£311k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANDREW'S CLUB FY2025£618kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£333k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MITCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£298k—0below—no doubt
HEATHROW SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS & DANCE LTD FY2025£1.6mup to £65,0000unclear—no doubt
EIGHT ASH GREEN VILLAGE HALL FY2026£609k—0above—no doubt

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