HONITON COMMUNITY COMPLEX

Registered charity 1162412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BEEHIVE

Community Art Centre to advance education specifically but without limitation in the arts. Provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation & advance such other purposes as are exclusively charitable by the management of a community centre for charitable activities promoted by the Charity.

Objects

4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING :4.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HONITON AND EAST DEVON, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN THE ARTS; 4.1.2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HONITON AND EAST DEVON, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN THOSE AREAS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND 4.1.3 TO ADVANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN HONITON AND EAST DEVON, SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,319 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total free unrestricted reserves from £42,056 to £23,158. The trustees confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis, supported by financial underwriting from Honiton Town Council. The charity has secured a new 30-year lease, providing long-term stability for future 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 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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Deborah Alison Hall
• Jill Wardle
• Karen Jane Wilson
• Stephen David Boyd
• Stephen Robert Kolek · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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