ELTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
Registered charity 520048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELTON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
We are a Community Centre in the village of Elton, Cheshire, providing local and surrounding areas with a dance hall, stage and surrounding rooms for private parties, dance school, keep fit activities and other social gatherings, all supported by volunteers.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £7,054 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £131,905 to £124,851. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains a going concern but faces challenges in administration and management, relying on volunteer trustees and seeking financial assistance from local third parties to support running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Income from the bar and the café has increased compared to the previous year. The revenue from hiring of the facilities, particularly the regularly weekly hires has reduced.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least six months unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £40k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves, in unrestricted funds, at a level which equates to at least six months unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: C Leith received £1,000 for accounting services; P O’Reilly received £8,872 for employment.
“C Leith receives £1,000 (2024: £1,000) as an ex-gratia payment for accounting services. P O’Reilly received £8,872 (2024: £8,798) for employment in the trading activities of the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: C Leith received £1,000 for accounting services.
“An ex-gratia payment of £1,000 was paid in the year to trustee, C Leith for accounting services (2024: £1,000).” — page 14
“P O’Reilly received £8,872 (2024: £8,798) for employment in the trading activities of the charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: P O’Reilly received £8,872 for employment in trading activities.
“An ex-gratia payment of £1,000 was paid in the year to trustee, C Leith for accounting services (2024: £1,000).” — page 14
“P O’Reilly received £8,872 (2024: £8,798) for employment in the trading activities of the charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The charity is taking steps to transfer to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) model which has been agreed by the Parish Council and should have come to fruition in summer 2021. Unfortunately, despite the CIO structure having been agreed and the Parish Council’s solicitor having the transfer documents in place, we have not been able to complete the transfer due to the pre-2019 committee having begun the registration themselves and not completed the transaction.
“Unfortunately, despite the CIO structure having been agreed and the Parish Council’s solicitor having the transfer documents in place, we have not been able to complete the transfer due to the pre-2019 committee having begun the registration themselves and not completed the transaction.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Christine Leith
- Jennifer Emmerson
- Katie Ryan
- Lynne Williams
- Martyn Price
- Nicola Lunny
- Pauline OReilly
- Richard Marks
- Sarah Price · trustee of 1 other charity
- Susan Owens
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester
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Is ELTON COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £7,054 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £131,905 to £124,851. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains a going concern but faces challenges in administration and management, relying on volunteer trustees and seeking financial assistance from local third parties to support running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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