WHITCHURCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1118993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Projects to promote the town and contribute to the well being of its inhabitants; running the community centre and providing a range of activities from it; managing the town's community website.

Objects

A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WHITCHURCH AND THE SURROUNDING HAMLETS OF LITCHFIELD, WOODCOTT, TUFTON, DUNLEY AND HURSTBOURNE PRIORS (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL 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) SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE;C) ESTABLISH, OR 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 LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; ANDD) 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.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF WHITCHURCH AND THE SURROUNDING HAMLETS OF LITCHFIELD, WOODCOTT, TUFTON, DUNLEY AND HURSTBOURNE PRIORS

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Whitchurch Association reported total receipts of £78,543 against total payments of £59,367 for the year ending October 2025, resulting in a net surplus. The charity maintains unrestricted cash funds of £14,572, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £9,100. No independent audit or examination report is included in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Margaret Denyse Coleschair
• BARRY CARTER
• Barbara Kathleen Rayment
• Dr MORWENNA JANE COLLINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• JACKIE BROWNE
• SANDRA SMITH

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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