WEST HOWE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES

Registered charity 1157732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHCE

To develop capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged community of West Howe. Creating opportunities, the advancement of education, training, particularly among unemployed people, providing people with work experience. Providing activities promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded. Promotion of recycling.

Objects

OBJECT 1-URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION:THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN WEST HOWE, BOURNEMOUTH) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B)THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE,AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D)THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY INORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIALOR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTINGBUSINESSES:(E)THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS,AND /OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:(G)THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(I)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OFSUCH FACILITIES:(J)THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(K)THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(L)THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(M)SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENTOF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.OBJECT 2 - COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDINGTO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY OR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF WEST HOWE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELPMEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.OBJECT 3 – SOCIAL INCLUSIONTO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLYEXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TOINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY ANDECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.OBJECT 4 – RECYCLINGA) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OFWASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS;B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHERHOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

Area of benefit: IN PARTICULAR IN WEST HOWE, BOURNEMOUTH

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £20,611 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income increasing to £213,001. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £56,352, exceeding the trustees' policy target of £40,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by secured National Lottery funding for the next five years.

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
• 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
• 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

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07715127

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West Howe Community Enterprises (matched by registered charity number).

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.

• CLARK, Gemma — director, appointed 20/11/2025on trustee list
• NEILSON, Patricia — director, appointed 01/11/2022on trustee list
• KELLY, Jane — director, appointed 25/05/2018on trustee list
• IGGULDEN, Paul — director, appointed 09/02/2016on trustee list
• GRABOWSKI, Jacqueline — director, appointed 22/07/2011not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Igguldenchair
• Gemma Louise Clark
• JAQUELINE GRABOWSKI
• Jane Kelly · trustee of 3 other charities
• Patricia Neilson

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

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• WESTBOURNE HALL COMMUNITY TRUST income £84k
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Side by side with its peers

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