THE KEMPSTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1109049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEMPSTEAD URBAN DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

To provide a local community centre for the benefit of all Kempston residents and voluntary organisations without distinction of sex political, religious or other opinions 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 all users of the facility.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA (THE URBAN DISTRICT OF KEMPSTON) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR 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 INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: THE URBAN DISTRICT OF KEMPSTON.

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 · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £87,205 to £81,505, resulting in a net deficit of £5,700 for the year. The trustees report that the results are satisfactory and the charity is not exposed to any material risks. Unrestricted reserves remain above the stated policy target of six months' overhead costs.

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 5 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anita Martin
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN ATKINSON
• David Burns
• David John Longman
• Graham Dear
• Lionel Stewart MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Paul Bayley

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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