BOLLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO

Registered charity 1123287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Community Use, Nostalgia Trails, Computer Training, Shopping Project, Art, Bridge for Beginners, Creative Writing, Gardening, Walking for Wealth, Woodcraft

Objects

A)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLLINGTON AND SURROUNDINGS (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT"), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, COLOUR OR POLITICAL OPINIONS. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER, AND WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BOLLINGTONB) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE, ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS, TO FURTHER THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: BOLLINGTON AND SURROUNDINGS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a trading surplus of £6,820 and unrestricted reserves of £324,726, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £62,000 (three months of running costs). The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Charity Bank — “In December 2018 we purchased our building with the support of the Charity Bank.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £840k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY WALTER BROWNchair
• Alison Leah
• BARRY JOHN MATTHEWS
• Christopher Mark Bennett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Debra Ann Nixon
• Lynn Barry

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOULTON LANE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

• BOULTON LANE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £26k
• CROFTLANDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £36k
• BOLLINGTON INITIATIVE TRUST income £42k
• COULSDON COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £99k
• CRAMLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £26k
• MOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £43k

Side by side with its peers

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