DENTON HOLME COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1157624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DENTON HOLME COMMUNITY CENTRE

WE PROVIDE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THESE INCLUDE, FITNESS CLASSES, CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES, ART CLASS, LUNCH CLUB, LIBRARY LINK AND MUCH MORE. THE CENTRE OPERATES AS A WARM HUB AND WE ALSO RUN A FOODBANK 2 DAYS PER WEEK .WE HOLD FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND HOLD ANNUAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLAYSCHEMES AND CHRISTMAS PANTO.

Objects

A. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CARLISLE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT AREA KNOWN AS DENTON HOLME DISTRICT [HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT] WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION 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. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE [HEREINAFTER CALLED THE ASSOCIATION] AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, SUCH AN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES BY THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds (cash) increased to £205,716 at year-end, up from £200,310 the previous year, indicating a positive cash position. The charity reports no liabilities and holds assets retained for its own use, including office equipment and furniture. The trustees note that the financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis rather than full accruals.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN HANNAH
• CHRISTOPHER SOUTHWARD
• CLAIR HANNAH
• Colin MAY
• IAIN HANNAH
• MALCOLM HANNAH

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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