THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 801728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Ellesemere Centre provides sports and recreation facilities to a number of rural communities.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,979 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £185,813 to £164,834. The trustees' report confirms the charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds equivalent to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. Per the balance sheet, the charity held £120,429 in unrestricted funds and £44,405 in restricted funds at the year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £120k)
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. — page 5
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 — The Ellesmere Centre Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£124k
31/03/2024£113k£125k
31/03/2023£104k£117k
31/03/2022£109k£117k
31/03/2021£89k£104k

Common questions

Is THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,979 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £185,813 to £164,834. The trustees' report confirms the charity's policy is to maintain unrestricted funds equivalent to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. Per the balance sheet, the charity held £120,429 in unrestricted funds and £44,405 in restricted funds at the year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government£12kALB-Replacement of roof and provision of improved insulation

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST£103k0unclearno doubt
ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£11.1mbelowno doubt
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED FY2024£3.3m£80,001 - £90,000aboveno doubt
THE EMMES FOUNDATION FY2025£139k0unclearno doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£229k0belowno doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k0aboveno doubt

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