GOSPORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1091119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote/benefit the inhabitants of Gosport without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating the local authorities, voluntary organistions and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisuretime occupation to improve the conditions of life.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GOSPORT AND THE DISTRICT (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS;(C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED;AND THAT IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS THE COMPANY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: GOSPORT AND THE DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £474,491 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £484,104. The trustees confirmed the charity has sufficient resources to meet obligations and adopted the going concern basis, noting active efforts to develop new revenue streams to strengthen its financial position.

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
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Robin Youngchair
• David Sharpe
• Paul Ridley

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOSPORT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

• GOSPORT DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £126k
• ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST income £229k
• NEW PARK COMMUNITY AND ARTS ASSOCIATION income £343k
• GOSFORTH FIELDS SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £475k
• NEWPORT YEMENI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £316k
• BUTETOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £196k

Side by side with its peers

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