BEACONHILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 510969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

provide facilities for local residents to use for recreational purposes

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. PLEASE SEE CONSTITUTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Area of benefit: BEACONHILL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Animals · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £4,868.62 for the year ending March 2025, with total income of £38,465.05 against expenditure of £33,596.43. The trustees note that margins are tight and highlight a lack of grant income for the current year compared to the previous period. The auditor confirmed the centre is covering all costs but noted difficulties in reconciling some grant transactions and outstanding invoices.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lynn Strawbridge. Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£38k£34k
31/03/2024£26k£21k
31/03/2023£24k£27k
31/03/2022£16k£21k
31/03/2021£9k£16k

Common questions

Is BEACONHILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £4,868.62 for the year ending March 2025, with total income of £38,465.05 against expenditure of £33,596.43. The trustees note that margins are tight and highlight a lack of grant income for the current year compared to the previous period. The auditor confirmed the centre is covering all costs but noted difficulties in reconciling some grant transactions and outstanding invoices. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lynn Strawbridge.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£6kBeaconhill Youth Provision
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2014£5kNew central heating system
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£10kBeaconhill Community Centre Central Heating