WOODHALL FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Provision of Community Centre for local use. The Centre is open 7 days a week and is used by various local community and voluntary sector groups. Rooms can be hired on an indivudual basis or the whole centre at once.
Objects
(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOODHALL FARM AND HUNTERS OAK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND (B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is financially in a good position, maintaining regular hirers and adding new ones. Per the trustees' report, reserves of £100,500 are held in light of guidance from the Charity Commission. There is no stated policy target for reserves, nor any disclosed material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves are held in light of guidance from the Charity Commission”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 22/03/2023, 50 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- COLETTE BERNADETTE WYATT-LOWE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £99k | £47k |
| 31/03/2024 | £73k | £71k |
| 31/03/2023 | £53k | £71k |
| 31/03/2022 | £69k | £32k |
| 31/03/2021 | £47k | £16k |
Common questions
Is WOODHALL FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially in a good position, maintaining regular hirers and adding new ones. Per the trustees' report, reserves of £100,500 are held in light of guidance from the Charity Commission. There is no stated policy target for reserves, nor any disclosed material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/05/2006 | £4k | Woodhall Farm Youth Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £73k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE FITZWILLIAM WENTWORTH AMENITY TRUST | 1 | £11k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BISHOP AUCKLAND | 1 | £100 |
Charities like this
- WOODHAM VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- STROUDEN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- WESTGATE-ON-SEA COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION
- VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- WICKHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- CATERHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHALL FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £99k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOODHAM VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STROUDEN PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £56k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WESTGATE-ON-SEA COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION | £30k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WICKHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £377k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |