JENNETT'S PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1148928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JPCA

JPCA manages and runs the Community Centre for the benefit of the local community and residents. As well as providing resources to advance education, build community cohesion and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure, JPCA aims to improve the conditions of life for the residents of the local developments. This is performed in line with our constitution.

Objects

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, BUILD COMMUNITY COHESION 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) 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 THE ABOVE OBJECTS;(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,100 fall just short of the trustees' stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months of basic operating costs). The charity reported a net deficit for the period, with total payments exceeding total receipts, and notes that utility and insurance costs have increased.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire income
“Our main source of income is from centre hiring fees, whether this be regular groups or occasional one-off hires.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £18k)
“The balance of £18,100 from 2024’s finances falls just short of this requirement.”
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£41k£57k
31/12/2023£40k£52k
31/12/2022£43k£50k
31/12/2021£39k£38k
31/12/2020£33k£46k

Common questions

Is JENNETT'S PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,100 fall just short of the trustees' stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months of basic operating costs). The charity reported a net deficit for the period, with total payments exceeding total receipts, and notes that utility and insurance costs have increased. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.