HATCH WARREN AND BEGGARWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1161117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HATCH WARREN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

HWBCA exists to manage Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Community Centres and to provide social and educational facilities to improve the conditions of life for the residents of areas defined by postal codes RG22/23.The Warren Youth Club focuses on encouraging inclusion for all, raising confidence, improving knowledge and awareness and general life skills. Cafe in the Park aims to reduce loneliness.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HATCH WARREN AS DEFINED BY THE BOUNDARY OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY WARD KNOWN AS HATCH WARREN AND BEGGARWOOD IN THE BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL 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; TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

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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Latest income
£417k
Latest spending
£428k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity concluded the financial year with a surplus of £6,083, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £76,063 are in line with their policy target of covering two months' liabilities and administration costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months' worth of liabilities and administration costs (held: £76k)
“Under this policy, unrestricted funds not otherwise committed should be sufficient to cover at least two months' worth of liabilities and administration costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£417k£428k
31/03/2025£454k£448k
31/03/2024£360k£379k
31/03/2023£367k£387k
31/03/2022£346k£349k

Common questions

Is HATCH WARREN AND BEGGARWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity concluded the financial year with a surplus of £6,083, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £76,063 are in line with their policy target of covering two months' liabilities and administration costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/03/2026£20kCommunity Ambassador at Cafe in the Park
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2024£20kLink2 Careers advisor
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kLink2 Warren