MEMORY LANE CAFE CALDERDALE

Registered charity 1178595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEMORY LANE CAFE

We aim to tackle loneliness and social isolation. We provide support for people affected by dementia, other memory problems, and social isolation. We run fortnightly pop-up cafes in Sowerby Bridge and in Halifax at which we offer a varied programme of games, crafts, information, support, cakes and conversation. Our volunteer team run craft sessions, play games, serve refreshments and chat.

Objects

1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA LIVING IN WEST YORKSHIRE, PRINCIPALLY IN CALDERDALE, BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND SOCIALISATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND PROVIDING, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE PRIMARILY VIA REGULAR MEMORY CAFÉ SESSIONS.2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus for the year, with total income of £55,265.35 against expenditure of £48,986.64. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves in the form of investments valued at £11,547.42 and a bank balance of £4,786.26. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating without material uncertainty.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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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
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Memory lane cafe calderdale (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL MANSLEYchair
• CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND HARVEY
• Catherine Lloyd
• Grace Margaret Armstrong
• June Harvey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Jon Payne
• SHABIR HUSSAIN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · Kirklees

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