BATH GATEWAY OUT & ABOUT

Registered charity 1135771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OUR CLUB PROVIDES SOCIAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS AND OVER WHO EITHER HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY,ARE DISABLED,OR BOTH. ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN OUT & ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENABLE OUR MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN A RANGE OF AGE APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCES HELPING THEM WITH THEIR LIFE SKILLS, RAISING THEIR SELF ESTEEM, BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOPING THEIR FRIENDSHIPS.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THEPROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES,DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES AND TO ADVANCE INDEPENDENCE AMONGST PERSONS WITH ALEARNING DISABILITY; AND(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OROTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BYREASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE."LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MINDAND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD,MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose by 39% to £53,051, driven by an 86% increase in donations. Total expenditure decreased by 12% to £49,955, resulting in a net surplus that improved the charity's financial position year on year.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Boom Battle Bar — “Our charity Bath Gateway Out & About would like to give so much thanks to the Boom Battle Bar in Bath for all their enormous and generous su…” (source page)
• Taylor's Bagels — “Thanks so much to Taylor's Bagels for their magnificent support to our small charity over the past year, all the club members, volunteers an…” (source page)
• Bullfrog bottles — “We are delighted that we are supported by Bullfrog bottles .” (source page)
• Bath Guitar School — “Richard Perkins, owner of Bath Guitar School, and members of the Acoustic Club played for the Wednesday Club on 11/11/2015. This was a great…” (source page)
• The Charmbury Arms — “Nick and Sue, the landlord and landlady of the Charmbury Arms , have supported our Club throughout 2014 running various fundraising events: …” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Plechowiczchair
• Barry Thomas Vincent · trustee of 1 other charity
• Evelyne Wilkinson
• Michael Henderson
• Olivia Staff
• Ray Egbufoama
• Susan Comben

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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