HAMSTEELS COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1023749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMSTEELS COMMUNITY CENTRE

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Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HAMSTEELS HOUSING ESTATE BY THE PROVISIONOF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE HAMSTEELS AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £22,060.81. Trustees consider this amount appropriate to support the running of the community centre for the next year, despite facing increased costs. The reserves were reduced by approximately £6,000 due to allocations for window replacement and other maintenance works.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Trustees have made provision for additional works in the next financial year maintain, develop and improve the community centre. Trustees have also ringfenced £7,500 towards repairs/replacement as necessary, together with £2,500 towards continued redecoration and improvements. The funds remaining offer sufficient flexibility to support the day-to-day running of the centre, particularly as income is not consistent across the year, with much quieter periods in the summer and Christmas periods. (held: £22k)

“Trustees have made provision for additional works in the next financial year maintain, develop and improve the community centre. Trustees have also ringfenced £7,500 towards repairs/replacement as necessary, together with £2,500 towards continued redecoration and improvements. The funds remaining offer sufficient flexibility to support the day-to-day running of the centre, particularly as income is not consistent across the year, with much quieter periods in the summer and Christmas periods.” — page 2

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Shirley Ann Burnardchair
Amanda Chisholm
David Walker
Dennis Wilson
Mark Anthony Burnard
Nena Chisholm
RHODA MAKEPEACE

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£33k	£38k
29/02/2024	£25k	£26k
28/02/2023	£31k	£30k
28/02/2022	£34k	£42k
28/02/2021	£38k	£16k

Common questions

Is HAMSTEELS COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £22,060.81. Trustees consider this amount appropriate to support the running of the community centre for the next year, despite facing increased costs. The reserves were reduced by approximately £6,000 due to allocations for window replacement and other maintenance works. 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	27/07/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund