BUCKLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1072187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To Promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Buckland and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or 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 and wellbeing.

Objects

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKLAND AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THAT AREA ENCLOSED BY THE RED LINE ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO (APPENDIX I ) (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") 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 CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: BUCKLAND AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

£213k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted fund surplus of £11,687 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Total incoming resources were £212,381 against total resources expended of £200,694, resulting in net current assets of £110,534. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on an on-going concern basis.

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 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
Paying staff
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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARJORIE GODFRAYchair
David Griffin
ELIZABETH BARRETT
Linda Richards
Russell Swain-Edwards
Susan Locke
Susan Margaret Stone · trustee of 1 other charity
pauline vokes

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£213k	£201k
31/03/2024	£213k	£218k
31/03/2023	£165k	£223k
31/03/2022	£159k	£158k
31/03/2021	£108k	£139k

Common questions

Is BUCKLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted fund surplus of £11,687 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Total incoming resources were £212,381 against total resources expended of £200,694, resulting in net current assets of £110,534. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on an on-going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JOHN SOUTHBY AND OTHERS.

JOHN SOUTHBY AND OTHERS income £127k
BUTETOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £196k
TITCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £206k
BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD income £210k
THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD income £224k
BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUCKLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£213k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JOHN SOUTHBY AND OTHERS FY2026	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTETOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TITCHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£206k	—	above	—	no doubt
BIERLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025	£210k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD FY2025	£224k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.