ROWLANDS GILL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 520738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our centre is self-financing and managed by volunteers. We provide a pleasant venue for local residents and groups. Activities include art, ladies choir, W.I. and day centre for the elderly (run by volunteers), also yoga and pilates for adults plus karate classes for children. We have fund raising events i.e. craft & plant sales, afternoon teas, music and social events throughout the year.

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

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £31,780 from £42,442 in the prior year, a reduction attributed to significant expenditure on tree removal and car park repairs. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that sufficient funding has been secured for the current year and the immediate future is secure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover loss of around 12 months of income (held: £32k)
The Reserves policy ensures we retain sufficient funds in the bank to cover loss of around 12 months of income. — 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£26k£37k
31/12/2024£42k£60k
31/12/2023£71k£63k
31/12/2022£29k£23k
31/12/2021£4k£9k

Common questions

Is ROWLANDS GILL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £31,780 from £42,442 in the prior year, a reduction attributed to significant expenditure on tree removal and car park repairs. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that sufficient funding has been secured for the current year and the immediate future is secure. 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 Fund25/04/2006£5kResurface car park