BATLEY AND BIRSTALL COMMUNITY FUND CIO

Registered charity 1174927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes charitable grants to organisations operating in the area of Batley and Birstall, West Yorkshire

Objects

THE FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BATLEY & BIRSTALL IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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 reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £15,815 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £14,249 unrealised loss on investment assets and a £1,566 operational deficit. Total net assets stood at £883,405, comprising £803,388 in endowment funds and £80,017 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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 (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Darren Broadbent
• Fazila Aswat
• GEOFFREY THOMAS ALVY
• IAN BLAMIRES · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOHN BROADHEAD
• JOHN ROBERT HARRAP
• Paul Duncan Taylor · trustee of 4 other charities
• SAMANTHA JAYNE VICKERS

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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