LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SPORT @ WORLE TRUST

Registered charity 1149683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust provides day care facilities for adults with learning difficulties via the Brandon Trust. A pottery (operated by Banwell Pottery) is in operation. A meal service (Meals on Wheels) is provided through the centre's kitchens. Sporting facilities available to the community include a dance studio, gym, clubhouse and an all weather 3G football pitch.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:(A)PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, SPORT, CULTURE OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTHY LIFE STYLES, SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;(B)RELIEVE THE NEED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS TO ENCOURAGE THE INDIVIDUALS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;(C)ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OF STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SPORTS AND OTHER FACILITIES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND, IN PARTICULAR, AT SCHOOLS; AND(D)PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, DECIDE."LEARNING DISABILITIES" SHALL INCLUDE ANY MENTAL HANDICAP, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED WHICH AFFECTS AN INDIVIDUAL?S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND NEW OR COMPLEX INFORMATION, LEARN NEW SKILLS OR COPE INDEPENDENTLY."LOCAL COMMUNITY" MEANS THE COMMUNITY OF WORLE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA."SCHOOL" MEANS WORLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, OF REDWING DRIVE, MEAD VALE, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET, BS22 8XX, A SCHOOL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACTS OR SUCH OTHER SCHOOL AS SHALL REPLACE IT.

Area of benefit: WORLE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £41,950 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing from £203,093 to £161,143. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds sufficient reserves as cash to fund long-term maintenance requirements.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Nathan Harvey
• Andrew Blackborow
• Christopher Phillip Regan
• Kathryn Conn
• Mark James Corrick
• Michael Kevin Dangerfield
• Paul Brian Savage
• Paul William Magor
• Rev Jordon John Lyndon Wheatley
• Sarah Diana Mary Ireland

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Government & lottery funding

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