BILTON HALL COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1171907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOW SIMONSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The Trust was formed to develop and manage the Community Centre with the aim of turning it into a successful, self-sustaining centre, providing the community with somewhere they can come to learn, relax and engage in activities.The Trust has completed a community asset transfer and agreed a 40 year peppercorn lease

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO:3.1 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 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 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 SOUTH TYNESIDE.

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 total income increased to £287,535 from £166,604 in the prior year, while expenditure on charitable activities rose to £269,325. The charity reports unrestricted funds of £40,289 and notes that it has secured significant funding for the current year, leading trustees to conclude the charity is a going concern.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media 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).

• Northern Gas Networks — “Bilton Hall Community Trust & Northern Gas Networks are bringing the community together with a FREE event packed with advice, support, and f…” (source page)
• South Tyneside Council — “With funding secured from 'levelling up Fund' South Tyneside Council have helped invest in some of the infostructure to bring this project a…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH HEMMERchair
• Daniel Lake
• Linda Dodds · trustee of 1 other charity
• Louise Porter
• Samantha Harrison

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• HILTINGBURY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £122k
• Carleton Grange Trust income £194k
• HITCHIN TOWN HALL GYMNASIUM AND WORKMAN'S HALL TRUST income £106k
• KIVETON PARK AND WALES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £224k
• REPTON COMMUNITY TRUST income £259k
• BOLTON COMMUNITY LEISURE income £6.3m

Side by side with its peers

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