BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
To advance education and to provide facilities for recreation and leisure-time activities with the object of improving the condition of life in the neighbourhood. To promote the preservation, development and improvement of the character and amenities of the neighbourhood.
Objects
To promote benefit for the residents of Barnes and Mortlake without distinction of sex, race, political, religious or other opinions, by fostering a sense of community and citizenship in bringing together the residents, the local authority and voluntary groups in a common effort: (1) The advancement of civic and community development, focusing on the community as a whole rather than the individual.(2) The promotion of urban and rural regeneration, ensuring character and amenities for the public benefit are upheld and protected.(3) The promotion of community capacity building involves strengthening the abilities, skills, and resources of our community, to address challenges for the benefit of residents of Barnes and Mortlake
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's finances remained healthy with total unrestricted income of £299,200 and a net movement in funds of £37,747. Free reserves were £121,600, which the trustees note leaves an excess of £61,700 based on their adopted policy of holding three months' expenditure. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The adopted policy is to hold free reserves equivalent to three months total expenditure”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 130
- Government income: £19,052 — grants £19,052 (5); 6% of the £299,905 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 130
- Government income: £13,750 — grants £13,750 (2); 5% of the £251,925 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £13,252 — grants £13,252 (2); 6% of the £236,093 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/01/2015)
Trustees
- John Ian McNeillychair
- Caroline Janet Spurgeon
- IOANNA KOSTANTOPOULOU
- Jo Jacobson
- Kathryn Elizabeth Fothergill
- Lynn McInnes
- Marsha Perkins
- Matthew John Purser
- Raphael Zachary-Younger
- STEVEN MINDEL
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £300k | £262k |
| 31/12/2024 | £252k | £247k |
| 31/12/2023 | £236k | £209k |
| 31/12/2022 | £278k | £254k |
| 31/12/2021 | £166k | £156k |
Common questions
Is BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances remained healthy with total unrestricted income of £299,200 and a net movement in funds of £37,747. Free reserves were £121,600, which the trustees note leaves an excess of £61,700 based on their adopted policy of holding three months' expenditure. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include The Barnes Fund, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£39k | Relief of Poverty |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2022 | £39k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £22k | |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2022 | £3k | Organisation Core Funding |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £500 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £386k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £151k |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £135k |
| GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING | 1 | £121k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £50k |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £25k |
| THE ASDA FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| The Rathbones Group Foundation | 1 | £10k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £300k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BONNY DOWNS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DEMESNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOTCHERBY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £225k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PELSALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £171k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| PARKLANDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £60k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |