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CANONS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 303057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANONS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Provides buildings and rooms for cultural, learning and sports activities.Provides human resources to run various activities

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STANMORE AND EDGWARE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX ORIENTATION RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE 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) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: STANMORE EDGWARE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£622k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a significant net expenditure of £483,638 for the year, resulting in a sharp decline in unrestricted funds from £635,416 to £151,778. Despite this loss, the entity remains solvent with net current assets of £150,803 and no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its 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

Highest-paid employee band: £12,100.26 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The managing trustee J W Benn Jr - Chairman, was paid £12,100.26 (2024 - £12984.70) for services rendered and work as a sub-contractor” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Canons Association Limited
“Canons Association Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canons Community Association.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 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.

Corporate structure

CANONS ASSOCIATION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Barnet · Harrow · Hertfordshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£138k£622k
    31/03/2024£136k£128k
    31/03/2023£120k£68k
    31/03/2022£89k£65k
    31/03/2021£84k£63k

    Common questions

    Is CANONS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a significant net expenditure of £483,638 for the year, resulting in a sharp decline in unrestricted funds from £635,416 to £151,778. Despite this loss, the entity remains solvent with net current assets of £150,803 and no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    What does the highest-paid employee of CANONS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £12,100.26 band.

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION1£65k
    JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO1£36k
    ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£20k
    RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED1£19k
    THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS1£17k
    THE TOWN LANDS1£12k
    THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
    CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT1£4k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    CANONS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£138k£12,100.260unclear—no doubt
    CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£617k—0unclear—no doubt
    CANONS REGULAR OF PREMONTRE, CANONRY OF PECKHAM FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
    CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE EXETER CANAL AND QUAY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
    SHREWSBURY HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£279k—0below—no doubt

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