SIDEGATE LANE NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP

Registered charity 304776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our community centre provides:- Monday 1000 Yoga Class, 1300 Circle Dance, 1930 Badminton. Tuesday 1000 Ladies Keep Fit, 1400 Tea Dance, 1900 Carpet Bowls. Wednesday 1000 Art Class, 1415 Ladies Club, 1900 Ballroom Dancing. Thursday 1000 Yoga Class, 1400 Carpet Bowls, 1930 Table Tennis. Friday 1400 Carpet Bowls, 1900 Sequence Dancing. Plus Saturday evening dances and carpet bowls social evenings.

Objects

COMMUNITY CENTRE

Area of benefit: SIDEGATE LANE, IPSWICH, AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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

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Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus of £9,060 for the year ending 31st March 2025, despite increased gas costs and the expense of a new boiler. The filing notes that administration costs rose by £1,147 due to additional maintenance and operational items. The trustees recommend re-appointing an independent examiner for the next year.

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 4 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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Rachel Claire Ingate Danielschair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALISON LYNN LAST
David Ian Rowland
Dorothy Walker
FRANCES ELIZABETH CURWEN
Graham Garrard
JEAN KNAPMAN
James Spurling
June Lawrence
Kevin John Brazier · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Bugg
Peter Hillman
Peter Keeble
TONY CRANE

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£57k	£47k
31/03/2024	£51k	£48k
31/03/2023	£47k	£42k
31/03/2022	£47k	£35k
31/03/2021	£11k	£14k

Common questions

Is SIDEGATE LANE NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus of £9,060 for the year ending 31st March 2025, despite increased gas costs and the expense of a new boiler. The filing notes that administration costs rose by £1,147 due to additional maintenance and operational items. The trustees recommend re-appointing an independent examiner for the next year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.