BISHOP'S STORTFORD COMMUNITY CENTRES CIO

Registered charity 1173860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides buildings for hire by the general public and local activity groups i.e. playschools, exercise classes, dance classes, language classes, youth club, church groups, etc.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO MANAGE AND RUN COMMUNITY CENTRES AND FACILITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE 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 the charity generated a surplus of £12,723 for the year, with total income of £154,989 against expenditure of £142,266. Per the trustees' report, cash funds at year-end stood at £127,757, and the charity takes a flexible approach to reserves without a set target amount.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (29/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mr John Wylliechair
• Andrew Swanton
• Ayoyinka Akande
• Dominic Roque
• Karen Wood
• Mark Burlison
• Martin Knowles
• Mrs Erica Bromley
• Saul Segal

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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