THE FLORENCE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1159506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Room hire for community groups, exercise and educational classes, private parties and polling station. Fundraising activities such as dances, pantomime, craft workshops, craft markets and children's parties.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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; ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED. THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT (?AREA OF BENEFIT?) SHALL BE FLORENCE PARK ESTATE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE OXFORD ROAD, BETWEEN TOWNS ROAD AND CHURCH COWLEY ROAD (INCLUDING ELEANOR CLOSE), HENLEY AVENUE, AND THE BOUNDARY BROOK.

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 achieved a small surplus in unrestricted income for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £94,481. The trustees report that the community centre remains sustainable despite rising energy costs, and footfall at events reached 25,000. The charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover its current liabilities and maintain operations.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Connected Communities fund — “We would like to thank the Connected Communities fund for the grant we have received to continue the work of our Over 60's Lunch Club throug…” (source page)
• Oxford Food Hub — “Thanks to the Oxford Food Hub for supporting us with weekly food and ingredients for our Free Over 60's Friday Lunch.” (source page)

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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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Robert Wielopolski
• Caroline Isobel Raine
• Daniel John Chivers
• Jane Littlehales
• Kathryn Alison Williams
• Stella Elizabeth Bell
• Stewart Guy Ravenhall
• Suzette Gaye Starmer

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

• CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £196k
• SALTFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £171k
• THE FLORENCE INSTITUTE TRUST LIMITED income £762k
• FOREST COMMUNITY CENTRE (MELKSHAM) income £128k
• PLYMSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTRE income £223k
• ROYDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £742k

Side by side with its peers

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