THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE

Registered charity 800996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN, TEIGNMOUTH AND SHALDON, ALICE CROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE, TEIGNMOUTH AND DISTRICT OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE ASSOCIATION

To further the well-being of older people and the wider community in Teignmouth/Shaldon by supporting healthy living, through the provision of a community centre with meals (including a meal delivery service), activities and clubs. Activities include: fitness classes, table tennis, oriental dancing, music sessions, a memory cafe, digital skills, bingo, cookery classes, craft and social events.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£236k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £40,796 for the year ended June 2025, with total income rising to £236,092. However, the trustees' report notes that the financial situation remains challenging due to diminishing grant availability and increasing costs, with future budgeting highlighting a potential deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Services (31% of income)
“largest contributions coming from services (£74,116), donations (£67,351) and grants (£68,703).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£236k£196k
30/06/2024£189k£205k
30/06/2023£133k£147k
30/06/2022£65k£94k
30/06/2021£89k£88k

Common questions

Is THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £40,796 for the year ended June 2025, with total income rising to £236,092. However, the trustees' report notes that the financial situation remains challenging due to diminishing grant availability and increasing costs, with future budgeting highlighting a potential deficit.

Who funds THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£3kSocial - Older People and Social Welfare
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kArtist costs and new instruments.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2025£320kThe Alice Cross Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2025£20kAlice Cross Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£10kAlice Cross Centre enhanced meal delivery service
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kMeal Home Delivery Service
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2015£9kA needs analysis of what the local community would like
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2012£7kAlice on Line
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£3kphotocopier, computers
The National Lottery Community Fund25/05/2005£1kStreet party

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOMERSET CENTRE, BRIGHTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE£236k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOMERSET CENTRE, BRIGHTON FY2025£188k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN CENTRE FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MITCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£298k—0below—no doubt
FLORENCE COLLIERY SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FY2024£311k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S CENTRE FY2025£328k—0unclear—noted

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