ABBEYDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1159454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Abbeydale and the neighbourhood without distinction and to associate with the inhabitants, local authorities and voluntary organisations to advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants while securing the existing community centre.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ABBEYDALE AND ABBEYMEAD AREA,RESIDENTS PAST AND PRESENT AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD NOT SERVED BY OTHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS 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 TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,280 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £122,578. The trustees note that the charity's continued existence is dependent on the level of funds held, though they express confidence in future prospects following an improving year for both the charity and its trading subsidiary.

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 4 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOANNA HAWORTHchair
• BRIAN LYALL
• Calum Nicholas Newman
• Mark Wolstencroft
• Melissa Skelton
• Steven Clarke

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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