BEDHAMPTON COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1177531 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bedhampton Community Centre facilitates educational, social and leisure activities which promote the well-being of the residents of Bedhampton and the surrounding area. These activities include dancing, indoor sports, events, art, singing, exercise classes, lectures and crafts.

Objects

(A)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BEDHAMPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. THIS SHALL BE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B)TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY HALL AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a loss of £10,799 for the year, absorbing the deficit from cash reserves which fell to £2,300, while capital reserves remained untouched at £57,222.42. The trustees report that while the risk of insolvency has been mitigated beyond six years, the charity faces significant financial resilience risks due to rising costs and declining donations. The filing notes that maintaining the facility and securing a sustainable future remains a significant challenge requiring increased revenue sources.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Irene Marie Garnett
• James Dennett

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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