WOODHOUSE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY FORUM

Registered charity 1112687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FORUM, WDCF

The aims of the group are to further the interests, welfare and amenities of South East Sheffield. Partnership working and co-production to provide activities and services that benefit the community. Providing Health and Wellbeing activities and advice, adult community learning and community dementia support.

Objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN WOODHOUSE AND DISTRICT) BY ALL AND ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT3.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE3.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:- IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR- TO EXISTING BUSINESSES3.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS3.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES3.7 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES3.8 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT3.9 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE3.10 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME AND3.11 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: WOODHOUSE AND DISTRICT

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 · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £158,872, which the trustees note represents 4.7 months of running costs. This is below the charity's stated policy target of six to nine months of normal expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JACK TAYLORchair
• Andrea Cook
• Andrew Cook
• Kathryn Taylor
• Lisa Elizabeth Dowse
• Lynne Denise Hague

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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