NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 304344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHWAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Northway and the neighbourhood together, interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£268k
Latest spending
£245k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £299,811. The trustees report that this level of reserves is sufficient to cover ongoing expenses for the next two years, despite the loss of major rental income from a social club and a health foundation trust. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of approximately 24 months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 24 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £300k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately 24 months unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Secretary received £8,000 salary and £14,801 consultancy fees.
“The secretary has also drawn a salary from the charity of £8,000 in the year. The charity payroll scheme was introduced in January 2024.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy fees paid to the charity's secretary for IT and property management services.
“Consultancy fees of £14,801 (2023 - £17,000 plus an arrears payment of £15,271, totalling £32,271) have been paid to the charity's secretary, in respect of IT and property management consultancy services. The fees payable are not in respect of secretarial duties carried out. The secretary has also drawn a salary from the charity of £8,000 in the year. The charity payroll scheme was introduced in January 2024.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by The MGroup Partnership. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£268k£245k
31/12/2023£287k£300k
31/12/2022£308k£257k
31/12/2021£294k£242k
31/12/2020£287k£250k

Common questions

Is NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £299,811. The trustees report that this level of reserves is sufficient to cover ongoing expenses for the next two years, despite the loss of major rental income from a social club and a health foundation trust. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of approximately 24 months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by The MGroup Partnership.

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
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARWAY AND DISTRICT WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£268k—0unclear—no doubt
CARWAY AND DISTRICT WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2024£160k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHWAY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL NORTHWOOD FY2025£585k——unclear—no doubt

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