DOUGLAS VALLEY COMMUNITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1069483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides community buildings, and supports community organisations involved in managing those buildings. Also provides funds and grants to those groups, and, when funds are available, to other community organisations as well.

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE BOROUGH OF WIGAN AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Area of benefit: THE BOROUGH OF WIGAN

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a sound financial position with total funds increasing to £649,530 from £567,739 in the prior year. The trustees report that the organization continues to provide community spaces and support local groups, with unrestricted funds growing significantly due to investment gains. No material uncertainties or governance failures are disclosed in the filing.

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
• Complaints handling
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• COUNCILLOR CHRISTOPHER READY
• COUNCILLOR FREDERICK BROWN WALKER
• Councillor Lawrence Hunt
• Councillor Mary Callaghan
• David Rainford
• JAMES MOODIE
• Janice Sharrat
• MARTIN PAUL HONOR

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• ALT VALLEY COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.6m
• DOWNHURST RESIDENTIAL HOME LIMITED income £1.3m
• BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITED income £192k
• THE DEEPINGS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £152k
• SOUTHDENE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £229k
• SHREWSBURY HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £279k

Side by side with its peers

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