BAKERSFIELD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1183962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANCA

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Bakersfield and the neighbourhood, without distinction of gender, 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 common effort to advance education and to provide facilities.

Objects

A. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BAKERSFIELD, NOTTINGHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE 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 · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £19,569, supported by a long-term rental agreement with Kiddywinks nursery. However, the trustees note that the charity is dependent on continued grant support from Nottingham City Council, stating that any cut to this grant would have a big impact on finances.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (16/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Councillor David Mellenchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Anna Parkin
• CAROL GREAVES
• Diane Miles
• Dr IRFAN MALIK · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOANNE FLINT
• MARILYN ANNE LIVESEY
• Malcolm Raven

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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