NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 303072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH ROMFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

To provide facilities for welfare and recreation for local residents.

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Latest income
£216k
Latest spending
£202k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £16,871 for the year ended 31 March 2025, maintaining cash reserves at £170,000 held in interest-bearing accounts. The trustees report a healthy year-end financial position despite increased financial pressures, with unrestricted funds totaling £343,553 and no restricted funds remaining. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Treasurer remuneration
The Treasurer of the charity receives a fee of £120 per month (10 hours at the standard Duty Officer rate) for administering the organisation’s payroll and pension scheme. This is shown within Accountancy and Professional, under note 5 above. The amount paid in 2023-24 was £115 per month. — page 15
The Vice chair of the charity occasionally does electrical and other maintenance work, which is invoiced via a separate company at lower than commercial rates. The total amount paid to the Vice chair in 2024-25 was £630 (2023-24: £330) — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Vice Chair maintenance services
The Treasurer of the charity receives a fee of £120 per month (10 hours at the standard Duty Officer rate) for administering the organisation’s payroll and pension scheme. This is shown within Accountancy and Professional, under note 5 above. The amount paid in 2023-24 was £115 per month. — page 15
The Vice chair of the charity occasionally does electrical and other maintenance work, which is invoiced via a separate company at lower than commercial rates. The total amount paid to the Vice chair in 2024-25 was £630 (2023-24: £330) — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Chair repair reimbursement
The Treasurer of the charity receives a fee of £120 per month (10 hours at the standard Duty Officer rate) for administering the organisation’s payroll and pension scheme. This is shown within Accountancy and Professional, under note 5 above. The amount paid in 2023-24 was £115 per month. — page 15
The Vice chair of the charity occasionally does electrical and other maintenance work, which is invoiced via a separate company at lower than commercial rates. The total amount paid to the Vice chair in 2024-25 was £630 (2023-24: £330) — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£216k£202k
31/03/2025£218k£202k
31/03/2024£209k£181k
31/03/2023£213k£200k
31/03/2022£161k£141k

Common questions

Is NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £16,871 for the year ended 31 March 2025, maintaining cash reserves at £170,000 held in interest-bearing accounts. The trustees report a healthy year-end financial position despite increased financial pressures, with unrestricted funds totaling £343,553 and no restricted funds remaining. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2009£5kEquipment replacement

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£216k0unclearno doubt
NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£268k0unclearno doubt
PRESTON NORTH END COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
CARWAY AND DISTRICT WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2024£160k0unclearno doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k0belownoted
RAMSEY WELFARE CHARITIES FY2024£294k0aboveno doubt

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