The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre

Registered charity 308272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARPENTERS AND DOCKLAND YOUTH CENTRE, THE CARPENTERS AND DOCKLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE CARPENTERS AND DOCKLANDS COMMUNITY CENTRE

To improve the quality of live of local people through a diverse programme of activities including social, recreational, sporting and educational projects, with a focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Objects

HELP AND EDUCATE GIRLS AND BOYS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£336k
Latest spending
£346k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,864 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £223,089 to £213,225. Per the trustees' report, the charity's total income of £336,496 was insufficient to cover its charitable expenditure of £346,360. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £31,589, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities falling due within one 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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£336k£346k
31/03/2024£279k£316k
31/03/2023£289k£276k
31/03/2022£288k£292k
31/03/2021£288k£330k

Common questions

Is The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,864 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £223,089 to £213,225. Per the trustees' report, the charity's total income of £336,496 was insufficient to cover its charitable expenditure of £346,360. The balance sheet shows net current assets of £31,589, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities falling due within one year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£878

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2023£10kCarpenters' Estate Food Bank

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DOCKLAND SETTLEMENTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre£336k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DOCKLAND SETTLEMENTS FY2025£1.0m—0below—no doubt
MOORDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£126k—0within—no doubt
AFGHAN EKTA CULTURAL/RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE4 LIMITED FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
DARUL ELM COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt

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