RAINHAM AND WENNINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1055452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Social clubs for the elderly and women groups, karate club, dance classes and pre-school. Hall hire for social functions.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RANIHAM AND WENNINGTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF DEFINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY WARD BOUNDRIES OF RAINHAM AND WENNINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS (FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: RAINHAM AND WENNINGTON AS DEFINED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORTY WARD BOUNDRIES

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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Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity suffered a net deficit of £296 for the year ended 31st December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £43,878. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintenance and improvement of its facilities (held: £44k)
“It is the charity’s policy that accumulated reserves are applied to the maintenance and improvement of its facilities for the benefit of all its users.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Havering

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£49k£49k
31/12/2024£45k£51k
31/12/2023£44k£40k
31/12/2022£42k£33k
31/12/2021£28k£25k

Common questions

Is RAINHAM AND WENNINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity suffered a net deficit of £296 for the year ended 31st December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £43,878. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2008£10kBrenda Blakemore Centre Improvement Project