WHITEWELL BOTTOM COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1178687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHITEWELL BOTTOM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

To benefit the residents of Whitewell Bottom, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents with 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 to improve life for residents

Objects

A) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF WHITEWELL BOTTOM SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS;B) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE TRUSTEES SHALL 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by approximately £10,000, resulting in a reduction of reserves. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting a minimum bank balance of £10,000, which was met at year-end with unrestricted cash funds of £13,535. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JACQUELINE OAKESchair
• AMANDA ROBERTSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Carmen Carlton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Thomas
• Heather Marion Massie · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Dawson
• Julie Dunstan Adshead · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mackenzie Lee Ritson

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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