SEDGEFIELD ARTS RECREATION AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1161621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCA, Sedgefield Community Association

we provide all forms of service/arts/leisure/sport required by our community regardless of age or ability

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 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;3.2 TO 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;3.3 TO 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 THE PARISH OF SEDGEFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREA

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 · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates as a voluntary organisation with no staff, relying on volunteers for building management and lettings. The trustees note that rising energy costs and income generation are major concerns, prompting a planned review of fees. Reserves are maintained to meet worst-case scenarios for the maintenance of the Grade 2 listed building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (31/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (26/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr WENDY RAWSTON GILL BSC PHDchair
• DUDLEY JOHN WATERS
• Dr Christopher David Gill PhD
• Dr Richard Angus Hearmon PhD
• JEAN MARGARET EASSON
• JOHN ROBINSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• James Sutherland
• Jamie Sue Hinde
• Margaret Sinclair
• PATRICIA BUCKLEY-ATKINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Hinde
• RODGER CHARLES EASSON
• SARAH JANE GUEST
• TONY GUEST

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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