BOURNE VALLEY DAY CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY

Registered charity 1034491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BOURNE VALLEY DAY CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY

Offers companionship, help & support to elderly residents of the Bourne Valley and other local areas as the trustees see fit who live alone or with relatives/carers in line with Social Services policy of keeping people in their own homes for as long as possible, thereby encouraging and enabling people to be as independent as possible. To provide respite for carers of the elderly.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISHES OF CHOLDERTON, NEWTON TONY,ALLINGTON,BOSCOMBE,IDMISTON,PORTON,GOMELDON, THE WINTERBOURNES, HURDCOTT AND FORD, AND RESIDENTS OF ANY OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT TO INCLUDE, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE AND/OR INFIRMITY

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE THE PARISHES OF CHOLDERTON,NEWTON TONY,ALLINGTON

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £2,662 for the year ended 28 February 2025, ending with £20,914 in cash funds. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves are sufficient to cover operating expenditure and have been utilized to maintain resources for key activities. The charity notes that Wiltshire Council has withdrawn support, leading to increased charges for guests to manage finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicki Colemanchair
• Alison Dean
• David Kearns
• Debra Janet Mason-Smith
• MAUREEN ELIZABETH ATKINSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Suzanne Knowles

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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