Castle Hill Community Centre Trust
Analysis
Castle Hill Community Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Castle Hill Community Centre Trust reported income of £174k and spending of £147k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £116k to £174k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Castle Hill Community Centre Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sunnybank Trust Ltd (£174k), Ucare (Oxford) (£174k) and Paws2rescue (£174k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity provides and maintains a Community Centre, for the use of the inhabitants of the North West of Ipswich and also for the wider community in the surrounding area. It includes use for meetings, lectures and classes over a broad range of interests, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupations, It provides space for other charitable organisations including a nursery school
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sunnybank Trust Ltd | Surrey | £174k |
| Ucare (Oxford) | Oxford | £174k |
| Paws2rescue | London | £174k |
| Pride in North Cumbria | Carlisle | £175k |