MANOR FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 505889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL, LEISURE, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WALSALL IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF HATHERTON, RUSHALL

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £105,082 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by over 30% to £1,168,331. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £2,507,209, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of maintaining minimum twelve months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Largest income source: Grants and external income (60% of income)
“Grants and external income (see note 7) - 704,081 704,081”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum twelve months expenditure (held: £2.5m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level of minimum twelve months expenditure.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~21.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£894k£873k
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.4m£939k
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.2m

Common questions

Is MANOR FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £105,082 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by over 30% to £1,168,331. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £2,507,209, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of maintaining minimum twelve months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£228kSilver Service
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2018£488kWalsall Silver Service
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2017£10kCommunity High Lights
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2015£10kSilver Wheels - passenger transport/maintenance vehicle for older peop
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2015£325kThe Silver Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2013£9kThe 'Feel Good Factor' Fitness Suite for People over 50
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2012£200kThe Silver Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2011£10kJust The Job

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
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY1£160k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£130k
DOVEDALE1£30k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MITTON MANOR PRE-SCHOOL & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANOR FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
MITTON MANOR PRE-SCHOOL & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FY2025£188k—0unclear—no doubt
BATEMOOR AND JORDANTHORPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
DOWNHURST RESIDENTIAL HOME LIMITED FY2025£1.3mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£305k—0above—noted
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt

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