SIDLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1068217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Heart of Sidley Community Association

Community Association provides services and activities for the local community including supporting other local groups.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SIDLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND OTHER AREAS IN ROTHER DISTRICT AND IN EASTBOURNE AND HASTINGS BOROUGHS, 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; (11) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. (111) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: SIDLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND OTHER AREAS IN ROTHER DISTRICT AND IN EASTBOURNE AND HASTINGS BOROUGHS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded total incoming resources of £218,419 and total expenditure of £200,569, resulting in a net movement in funds of £17,850. At year-end, the charity held free/unrestricted reserves of £18,825, a significant increase from the previous year's £975. The trustees confirm the charity is financially sound and operating as a going concern.

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 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Carrollchair
• Debbie Peters
• Helen Rosina Bridger · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jimmy Carroll
• Julian Wootten
• Linda Seddon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Teresa Collins
• Sally Ricketts
• Sharondeep Atwal
• Trevor Ramsden

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

Operates in: East Sussex

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