BELLINGHAM COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1036667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BELLINGHAM PLAYING FIELDS LIMITED, THE BELLINGHAM RECREATION PROJECT LIMITED

Within the London Borough of Lewisham and the surrounding boroughs, to develop the capacity and skills of the inhabitants to help meet their own needs and to work with voluntary and community groups to provide facilities for sport and recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT PRINCIPALLY OF PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN LONDON (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), THAT WILL DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS.(B) TO WORK AND SUPPORT VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SPORT AND RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £218,831 from £257,117 the previous year, while the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,477. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet obligations, noting a policy aim to hold six months of revenue costs, though they acknowledge limited funds are available for future work despite asset ownership.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe — “With funding from the Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe, we are able to deliver this project for another year.” (source page)
• Merchant Taylors' Foundation — “As part of our funding from the Merchant Taylors' Foundation, we have set up seated exercise sessions.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• COUNCILLOR PETER BROOKSchair
• Alina Tuerk
• Ami Frances Ibitson
• Iyare Gamal Abdel Noser Igiehon

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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