GREAT PONTON VILLAGE CENTRE

Registered charity 1067755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities of the charity involve holding social events to raise money to keep the premises going and to finance improvements to the Centre. The premises are open every Friday night as a 'social club'. Other regular events include coffee morning on Thursdays, and a well attended Bingo evening held on Wednesdays. The Centre is available for room hire. Seasonal events are also held.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF GREAT PONTON IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREIN AFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: PARISH OF GREAT PONTON IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN

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 reported a net expenditure of £6,682.28 for the year ending 31 July 2025, reducing its funds from £16,358.00 to £11,593.41. The independent examiner highlighted material concerns regarding poor record keeping, estimated figures for cash and room hire transactions, and un-invoiced payments. Despite these internal control weaknesses, the examiner confirmed no other matters required attention to understand the accounts.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian James Cruickshankchair
• Carol Ramsey

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

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