ARDAGH COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1172556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation at the Ardagh site, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the people who live and work in the Horfield Common area.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE HORFIELD COMMON AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID PEOPLE 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 AT THE ARDAGH SITE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE HORFIELD COMMON AREA.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTIVES BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £328,234 against a policy target of three months' running costs, indicating a strong financial position. The charity reported a net surplus of £7,759 for the year, with total income decreasing from the prior year due to a drop in external grant funding. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations on a going concern basis.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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
• Trustee expenses 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Lindsey Fullerchair
• Charles Newman
• Fiona Wright
• Helena Milton-Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Robert Francey
• Lucy Patricia Eyre
• Neil Gokani
• PETER WALKER
• Victoria Kaye

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

Operates in: Bristol City

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Government & lottery funding

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