BROUGHTON COMMUNITY ACTION

Registered charity 1153342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our purpose is to provide a welcoming place for the people of Broughton. The setting is a well-presented coffee shop run by around 20 volunteers. We are primarily a meeting place in the community, especially those who are lonely or in need, and host regular activities for a number of groups. The shop acts as an outlet for the Aylesbury Trussell Trust food bank .

Objects

1) TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BROUGHTON, AYLESBURY AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS 2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF BROUGHTON, AYLESBURY AND THE 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,921 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £32,191 to £26,270. The trustees note that despite this deficit, the charity continues to hold sufficient reserves to fund normal operations and maintain its reserves policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

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• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

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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Trustees · trustee networks

• Mark Harperchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Coleman
• CHRIS MEDLEY
• Catherine Gouldstone
• JULIA CAROLINE WHEELER
• Martin West
• Rev Christopher Stephen Hunt
• SUSAN LILIAN BECKER

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRANSGORE CHURCHES COFFEE HOUSE.

• BRANSGORE CHURCHES COFFEE HOUSE income £36k
• BRACKENWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £87k
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• Boroughbridge Community Charity income £83k
• BROUGHTON PARISH COMMUNITY CHARITY income £136k
• OUGHTRINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE income £42k

Side by side with its peers

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