CROFTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 523564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOSTELL MINERS' WELFARE RECREATION OR PLEASURE GROUND

THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY) OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: CROFTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF, WEST YORKSHIRE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £9,517, while designated funds stand at £1,402,713, resulting in total net assets of £1,393,596. The trustees note that the charity has increased operating income but faces financial pressure from rising utility costs and variable interest rates on loans. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Unrestricted Funds (9,517)” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£139k£134k
31/12/2023£123k£122k
31/12/2022£123k£116k
31/12/2021£103k£85k
31/12/2020£104k£77k

Common questions

Is CROFTON COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £9,517, while designated funds stand at £1,402,713, resulting in total net assets of £1,393,596. The trustees note that the charity has increased operating income but faces financial pressure from rising utility costs and variable interest rates on loans. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with statutory requirements. Its FY2024 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 Fund14/03/2013£8kCrofton Community Centre Heating & Hot Water Improvement Scheme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/08/2005£48k"Crofton Community Centre Coal Mining Heritage Centre, Wakefield"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2004£300kOne Stop Shop