WHITCHURCH SPORTS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1163791 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHITCHURCH SPORTS JFC

Provide advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of football for the benefit of the residents of Whitchurch Bristol and surrounding districts and to provide facilities for, and to promote community participation in, the amateur sport of association football in Whitchurch Bristol and surrounding districts.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE AMATEUR SPORT OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.(B) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES).(C) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(D) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHETHER OR NOT UNDERGOING FORMAL EDUCATION.

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 club's net cash flow was £5,079, derived mainly from donations and a tournament, leaving the club in a stable condition to continue events. The trustees report that club membership and staffing remained stable, although growth is limited by current facility capacity. The club intends to maintain its position within the community and strengthen its relationship with the Imperial sports ground.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDY BARTONchair
• MIKE DEAR
• RICH FLOWERS

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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