DUNKIRK AND OLD LENTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 522269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

DUNKIRK & OLD LENTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION exists for the benefit of inhabitants of the area, bringing together local people, other organisations & local authorities in common effort to improve the conditions of life and to provide facilities for recreation/leisure/training through the establishment and maintenance of a Community Centre offering a wide range of activities for all.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DUNKIRK AND OLD LENTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE ENCLOSED MAP (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVACE 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.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: DUNKIRK AND OLD LENTON

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Nottingham, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is just about meeting its monthly commitments with a small amount in reserve, though it faces significant financial risks from rising utility costs and the potential burden of a future full repairing lease. The trustees note that they are holding reserves close to their stated policy minimum of three months' running costs and recognize the need to increase fundraising efforts to secure future stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 11/03/2025, 224 days after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Nottingham City Council — “We are supported by Nottingham City Council Area 4 grants” (source page)
• Castle Cavendish — “We are supported by Nottingham City Council Area 4 grants and Castle Cavendish.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• HELEN RANDLEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• DEBORAH RAMAGE
• Elizabeth McGuirk Mrs · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAUL MOORE · trustee of 1 other charity
• RUTH POOLE

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STANNINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

• STANNINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £39k
• ADLINGTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £92k
• THE DOWNLEY OLD SCHOOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £40k
• LINTHORPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £28k
• KNIGHTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE income £215k
• LANCHESTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £90k

Side by side with its peers

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