THE PARK CENTRE (KINGSWOOD)

Registered charity 1118918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Free computer courses funding by South Gloucestershire Council. 50+club, Parent and Toddler Group. Childrens Activities. Art and Craft club and community Learning

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KINGSWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: KINGSWOOD 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £34,732 for the year ended 30 April 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves (members' funds) increased to £111,408, supported by cash holdings of £85,590. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from statutory audit under the small companies regime.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• 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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• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00510447

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Austin
• Leslie Blakeman
• PAULINE SMITH

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED.

• THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m
• COLLINGWOOD CENTRE LIMITED income £228k
• PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £170k
• THE PARK NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSERY income £798k
• THE LLOYD PARK CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £4.4m
• CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £964k

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