COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NORTON

Registered charity 700082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a meeting place for clubs, societies, youth organisations and pre school nursery for the people of Norton and surrounding areas.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER ORPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIM OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 2(B) OF THE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: NORTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dudley, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£11k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has a total accumulated surplus of £64,445, with a significant portion held in cash reserves. The trustees note that this surplus is being maintained to manage uncertainty regarding a potential lease transfer and to support the centre during a period of readjustment. The organization reports doing well with increased income from room hire and no capital expenditure in the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We are aware that should be take on an internal lease there will be multiple costs which we will have to take on and it is unclear at the present time if this will be covered by the current income from bookings. Therefore, it was agreed that it would be advisable to have a surplus in the account to ensure we could support the centre in the first few years whilst we readjust our pricing/attract new hirers.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 3

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN TREVOR BRATT
douglas nijhof
margaret taylor
rebecca nijhof-clarke

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£11k
31/03/2024	£24k	£20k
31/03/2023	£22k	£11k
31/03/2022	£16k	£10k
31/03/2021	£8k	£9k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NORTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has a total accumulated surplus of £64,445, with a significant portion held in cash reserves. The trustees note that this surplus is being maintained to manage uncertainty regarding a potential lease transfer and to support the centre during a period of readjustment. The organization reports doing well with increased income from room hire and no capital expenditure in the year.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£19k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	1	£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTON GLEBE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.

NORTON GLEBE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION income £24k
CWMAVON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £34k
CURBOROUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £111k
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £216k
NORTON HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £28k
ROYSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £114k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NORTON	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
NORTON GLEBE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£24k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CWMAVON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CURBOROUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£111k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026	£216k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTON HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026	£28k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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