THE NEW BLENDWORTH CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1152182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NEW BLENDWORTH CENTRE LTD.

Providing day provision for adults with learning disabilities through the medium of horticulture,outreach garden maintenance and other community activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AT THE NEW BLENDWORTH CENTRE AT BLENDWORTH IN HAMPSHIRE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£455k

Latest spending

£423k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,093 for the year, with total incoming resources of £454,522 against total expenditure of £423,429. The trustees report that free reserves of £356,338 are greater than their stated policy target of six months' income, and they have concluded there is a reasonable expectation of continuing 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

Largest income source: Funding from Social Services (76% of income)

“Income from charitable activities Funding from Social Services 343,658”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ income (reserves figure: £356k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level of six months’ income.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity received a general donation of £570 from The Association.

“During the year, the Charity received £570 (2024: £570) general donation from the Association” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £343,658 — contracts £343,658 (3); 76% of the £454,522 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £323,523 — contracts £323,523 (3); 73% of the £442,287 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £299,579 — contracts £299,579 (3); 76% of the £392,292 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06601869

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HUMPHRIES, David — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
CROWTER, James — director, appointed 10/02/2016on trustee list
TICKELL, James Richard — director, appointed 10/02/2016on trustee list
O'BRIEN, Kim Marie — director, appointed 12/03/2014on trustee list
WILLS, Mark Anthony — director, appointed 16/04/2012on trustee list
RILEY, Beverlie Ann — director, appointed 30/08/2011not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

BEV RILEY
David Humphries
JAMES CROWTER
JAMES TICKELL
Kim Marie O'Brien
MARK ANTHONY WILLS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£455k	£423k
31/05/2024	£442k	£407k
31/05/2023	£392k	£378k
31/05/2022	£356k	£331k
31/05/2021	£323k	£319k

Common questions

Is THE NEW BLENDWORTH CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,093 for the year, with total incoming resources of £454,522 against total expenditure of £423,429. The trustees report that free reserves of £356,338 are greater than their stated policy target of six months' income, and they have concluded there is a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£245k
THE SELWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£171k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£130k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£75k
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION	1	£65k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£45k
The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDFORDSHIRE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES LTD.

BEDFORDSHIRE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES LTD income £599k
PARCHMENT TRUST income £4.3m
BRENT CARERS CENTRE income £794k
MINSTEAD TRUST income £8.7m
THE WYCHWOODS DAY CENTRE LIMITED income £27k
THE GRANGE CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES income £6.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NEW BLENDWORTH CENTRE LIMITED	£455k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES LTD FY2025	£599k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PARCHMENT TRUST FY2026	£4.3m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025	£794k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MINSTEAD TRUST FY2025	£8.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE WYCHWOODS DAY CENTRE LIMITED FY2026	£27k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.