FRESHFORD AND LIMPLEY STOKE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1129476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRESHFORD AND LIMPLEY STOKE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD

(a)providing or assisting to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation(b)the relief of need particularly amongst those who are elderly, disabled, young or experiencing financial hardship(c)the advancement of education for the public benefit

Objects

TO FURTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FRESHFORD AND LIMPLEY STOKE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:A PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFEB THE RELIEF OF NEED PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, YOUNG OR EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPC THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE INCLUDING BY PROVIDING FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES TO ORGANISATIONS OR GROUPS UNDERTAKING SUCH EDUCATION

Area of benefit: FRESHFORD AND LIMPLEY STOKE

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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Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £78,721 against total net assets of £530,540. The trustees report that the charity's trading subsidiary, Galleries Limited, recorded a loss and made no donation to the charity during the year, though the business is described as being in good shape for the future. The trustees note that external grant funding is becoming increasingly difficult to secure due to low levels of deprivation in the local area.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Galleries Limited paid rent of £9,516 to FLiSCA; FLiSCA trustees are also directors of Galleries Limited.
“During the year Galleries Limited paid rent of £9,516 (2024: £9,300) to FLiSCA. FLiSCA directors/trustees S H J Coombe, P A Firmin and G C Bate are also directors of Galleries Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Galleries Limited
“Currently, this investment lies solely in Galleries Limited in which FLiSCA has a 100% shareholding. Galleries Limited operates a village shop and café/ deli serving both parishes.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £41k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£64k£27k
30/06/2024£15k£24k
30/06/2023£87k£17k
30/06/2022£22k£20k
30/06/2021£19k£16k

Common questions

Is FRESHFORD AND LIMPLEY STOKE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £78,721 against total net assets of £530,540. The trustees report that the charity's trading subsidiary, Galleries Limited, recorded a loss and made no donation to the charity during the year, though the business is described as being in good shape for the future. The trustees note that external grant funding is becoming increasingly difficult to secure due to low levels of deprivation in the local area. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2022£10kExtension to the Galleries Community Shop & Café
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2012£50kGalleries Shop & Café