# THE EMERALD CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1119027
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 1, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1119027


## Contact

- **Address:** THE EMERALD CENTRE, 450 GIPSY LANE, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE5 0TB
- **Phone:** 0116 2769186
- **Email:** emeraldcentre@yahoo.co.uk
- **Website:** www.emeraldcentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR PEOPLE FROM GREATER HUMBERSTONE AREA OF THE CITY WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON EXCLUDED AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER AND FOSTER BETTER COMMUNITY RELATIONS.TO PROVIDE TRAINING, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR IRISH TRAVELLERS, ELDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.TO PROVIDE AN ADVICE CENTRE WITH ACCESS TO 2ND TIER COORDIANTION AND TRAINING SERVICES, ESPECIALLY ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO RACIAL AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY OF THE LOCAL AREA.

**Activities:** The Emerald Centre delivers a wide range of activities to vulnerable local people and The Irish Community in Leicester & Leicestershire. These include senior citizens luncheon clubs, social activities, sports (includes soccer, Gaelic football, Irish dance, music for people of all ages). The facility is also a base for Comhaltas.

**Area of benefit:** GREATER HUMBERSTONE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leicestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £153421 | £200165 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £179235 | £186105 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £160741 | £163408 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £162364 | £214821 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £427700 | £320099 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Teresa Spilsbury** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 7, 2014
- Andrew McKenna — appointed Nov. 27, 2024
- Diane Cank — appointed May 20, 2020
- MR MICK WALKER
- NOEL MELVIN
- Robert Berryman — appointed Nov. 7, 2014
- Stephen Ashley — appointed Nov. 7, 2014