ALLEN'S CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 522842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Allen's Cross and surrounding neighbourhood; aiming to bring together residents, businesses, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to make social, educational and leisure facilities available to all.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£178k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £177,840 from £128,352 in the prior year, driven largely by grant income. Although the charity reported a net deficit on general funds of £4,848, unrestricted reserves remained healthy at £46,281, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £22,500.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (67% of income)
Total income for the year was £177,840 (2024: £128,352) which included £118,738 (2024: £71,755) of grants identified as being restricted. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of core operating costs (held: £46k)
The trustees have agreed that the aim should be to maintain reserves equivalent to 6 months of core operating costs which is calculated as £22,500 for 2025-26. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Allen's Cross Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£178k£156k
31/03/2024£128k£121k
31/03/2023£101k£108k
31/03/2022£68k£99k
31/03/2021£129k£121k

Common questions

Is ALLEN'S CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £177,840 from £128,352 in the prior year, driven largely by grant income. Although the charity reported a net deficit on general funds of £4,848, unrestricted reserves remained healthy at £46,281, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £22,500. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kCome and Get Warm
UK government23/07/2020£31kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund06/03/2020£10kDigging Deep
Birmingham City Council01/01/2017£4kAllens Cross Older People'S Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/10/2016£8k"Artistic Legacy of the First World War"
Birmingham City Council01/07/2016£8kAllens Cross Older People'S Project
Birmingham City Council01/04/2016£4kElders' Support
Birmingham City Council01/04/2015£17kElders' Support
Birmingham City Council01/10/2014£17kElders' Support
Birmingham City Council01/04/2014£450Allens Cross Florence Pickering Hall
Birmingham City Council01/04/2014£250Allens Cross Active Kids Club
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2008£275kBuildings Modernisation Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2005£2kAllens Cross Dance Group
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2005£2kExhibition and Celebration

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY OF ST MARY AT THE CROSS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALLEN'S CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£178k0unclearno doubt
COMMUNITY OF ST MARY AT THE CROSS FY2025£2.7m£80,001 - £90,0003aboveno doubt
ALLESLEY PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£124k0belowno doubt
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS FY2025£408k0unclearno doubt
THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE FY2025£236k0unclearno doubt
CHURCHDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£203k0unclearnoted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.