BOLLINGTON INITIATIVE TRUST

Registered charity 1110683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIT

Acquisition and conservation of public buildings and open spaces for continued public use and access.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BOLLINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.3.2 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATION TOGETHER WITH SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BOLLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds are £41,247, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £12,000 (representing 12 months of budgeted operating costs). The charity reported a net income of £2,193 for the year, with total incoming resources of £41,689 against total resources expended of £39,496.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN WILLIAM SPINKSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Dermot Patrick Laffan
• GRAHAM CHRISTOPHER BARROW
• Janet Flynn Ms
• KATHLEEN MARY GOODING OBE
• LESTER GRAHAM HUMPHREYS
• MICHAEL PAUL WILKINS
• Nicholas Saul Valentine Wood
• Patrick Hunter

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).