OSSETT WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1184598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OSSETT WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Charity provides resources and room booking facilities for rental use by group(s) classes or for private functions

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF OSSETT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR 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 AND/OR OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CIO IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT.

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 charity reported a net payment of £13,123 for the year, resulting in free reserves of £2,922. The trustees state that the charity does not have a reserves policy. The organization notes that increased bookings have helped cover cost increases, and they are managing debt through negotiations with utility companies.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Conflicting interests
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brian Moorhouse Cllr
• David Hunter Cllr
• Joan Goodridge
• Julia Roebuck
• MARGARET HEMINGWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas Anderson Farmer
• Nigel Drayson
• Ruth Amos

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

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