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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF STETCHWORTH AND THE NEIGHBOURING PARISHES OF BURROUGH GREEN (BRINKLEY) DULLINGHAM KIRTLING WOODDITTON AND THE HAMLET OF WESTLEY WATERLESS WITHOUT DISTRINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY VOLUNTARY ORGANSISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF STETCHWORTH AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PARISHES.

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

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.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

JANE MADSENchair
ALAN SHARP
Elizabeth Stellmacher
Mark Groves
SANDRA MARIA WILSON
Simon Park
Susanne Romose Hinde

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	—	£12k	ALB-Replacement of roof and provision of improved insulation

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
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£81k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£65k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£43k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£27k
SOLEV CO LIMITED	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST COOKHAM DEAN	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED income £11.1m
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED income £3.3m
THE EMMES FOUNDATION income £139k
SEVERN CENTRE TRUST LTD income £289k
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED income £229k
DARUL ELM COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD income £234k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ELLESMERE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ELLESMERE COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025	£11.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED FY2024	£3.3m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EMMES FOUNDATION FY2025	£139k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SEVERN CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2024	£289k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£229k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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