RYTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 520879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RYTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRES ASSOCIATION, RYTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Community centre providing opportunities for local residents/general public to meet, book rooms for activities or join one of the many sections and user groups. Presently these include camera club, nursery, karate club, yoga group, pilates group, mother & toddler sessions and a youth drama group.

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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,120.07 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditures of £65,253.60 against total incomes of £33,116.87 plus brought forward reserves. The trustees note that reserves were depleted due to major refurbishment projects but are rebuilding from regular facility hires, and they maintain a level of reserves adequate to cover perceived repair costs and ensure survival in case of enforced closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to cover perceived repair costs relating to this aspect ... and ... to ensure survival of the Centre in the case of enforced closure for a period (held: £10k)

“Management Committee are aware of the Listed Status of the main building and look to maintain a level of reserves adequate to cover perceived repair costs relating to this aspect. Additionally, we look to maintain General reserves at a level to ensure survival of the Centre in the case of enforced closure for a period.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Erin McClymont
Lucy Kerr
Winifred Ann Sedgwick

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£65k
31/12/2024	£25k	£31k
31/12/2023	£45k	£35k
31/12/2022	£21k	£22k
31/12/2021	£24k	£26k

Common questions

Is RYTON COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,120.07 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditures of £65,253.60 against total incomes of £33,116.87 plus brought forward reserves. The trustees note that reserves were depleted due to major refurbishment projects but are rebuilding from regular facility hires, and they maintain a level of reserves adequate to cover perceived repair costs and ensure survival in case of enforced closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/09/2010	£10k	Boundary WallTreatment and repair, Ryton Community Centre