WEST DERBY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1116826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a community centre providing recreation and leisure facilities

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE THOSE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH, OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS; AND (C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: WEST DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · 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 £2,900 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £373,330 to £370,430. The trustees note that financial sustainability is the major risk and that reserves of approximately £21,500 are below their ideal target of £35,000. However, they confirm the charity can continue operations for the foreseeable future as income covers ongoing expenditure.

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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• West Derby Wastelands — “We would also like to thank West Derby Wastelands for generous grant.” (source page)

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• KENNETH JAMES BLUNDELL
• STEPHEN GUY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Liverpool 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).