BEARWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1118753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCCA, BEARWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Management of Community Centre premises for the benefit of residents in the Bearwood district so that a range of activities can be provided. The activities include sports, social and educational work. Sessions for older and young people take place including retirement groups, teenage youth activities and pre-school groups.The charity maintains close links with the local authority.

Objects

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF 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 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 (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE 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 ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE BEARWOOD, IN THE BOROUGH OF POOLE, DORSET AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit: BEARWOOD IN THE BOROUGH OF POOLE, DORSET AND ITS ENVIRONS

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 the charity recorded an overall deficit of £7,827 for the year, resulting in a reduction in reserves. Despite this, the trustees report that the Association continues to maintain positive balances across all accounts and remains committed to monitoring expenditure to ensure long-term financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Natalie Pilcherchair
• Andrew James Dennis
• Anne Moira Clark
• CELIA MITCHENER
• Jenna Milton
• Jennifer Casadio

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

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

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