HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1092914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWCP

HWCP works across communities on the southern edge of Bristol, including some with very high levels of multiple deprivations. HWCP is moving forward with a vision of a community and ethical business hub - The Symes Resource Centre, which has rooms for hire, the local public library and runs direct services for local people including community transport.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE:A. THE PROMOTION OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, AND IN PARTICULAR THE AREAS OF HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES: I.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;II.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING THROUGH TRAINING OR RETRAINING, AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING. III.THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND /OR LAND FOR THESE PURPOSES; IV.TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED, HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, OR LIVE IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.V.THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND /OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; VI.THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; VII.THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE; VIII.THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; B. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, AND ESPECIALLY IN HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYC. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Area of benefit: AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, IN PARTICULAR THE AREAS OF HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,537 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £660,198 to £603,661. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £487,894, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The financial position is described as satisfactory with all projects within budget.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Holland · trustee of 4 other charities
• JANICE BOHIN
• Sue Walker
• TERRY WRIGHT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD VENTURES.

• HARTCLIFFE AND WITHYWOOD VENTURES income £1.4m
• THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD income £146k
• SCAITCLIFFE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £108k
• HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £122k
• THE COMMUNITY HUB income £141k
• HALESWORTH VOLUNTEER CENTRE income £112k

Side by side with its peers

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