ALSAGER INSTITUTE

Registered charity 520002 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain the Institute for the purposes of physical & mental training and recreation and social & intellectual development for the benefit of the townspeople of Alsager.

Objects

VILLAGE INSTITUTE

Area of benefit: URBAN DISTRICT OF ALSAGER

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity generated a net surplus of £5,423 for the year, with total income of £113,221 against expenditure of £107,797. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds combined funds of £241,476, including a permanent endowment of £205,000 and unrestricted reserves of approximately £36,000. The trustees note that the capital reserve is considered inadequate for future maintenance needs, requiring reliance on external grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (48% of income)
“Income from charitable activity increased by £2,325 from £52,077 to £54,402 due to increased demand for venue hire.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 11.1
“Alsager Town Council officers all have involvement in the running of Alsager Institute and a proportion of their salary, national insurance and pension contributions are recharged to the charity accordingly. The charges for FY24-25 were £46,620.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£113k£108k
31/03/2024£62k£57k
31/03/2023£66k£64k
31/03/2022£65k£62k
31/03/2021£50k£46k

Common questions

Is ALSAGER INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity generated a net surplus of £5,423 for the year, with total income of £113,221 against expenditure of £107,797. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds combined funds of £241,476, including a permanent endowment of £205,000 and unrestricted reserves of approximately £36,000. The trustees note that the capital reserve is considered inadequate for future maintenance needs, requiring reliance on external grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2026£20kAlsager Institute kitchen and play area