LONGWELL GREEN MEMORIAL HALL AND PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1185163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONGWELL GREEN CENTRE, LONGWELL GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE

SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN OLDLAND AND HANHAM ABBOTS PARISHES AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION CAPABLE OF PROMOTING FITNESS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES).

Objects

1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF OLDLAND AND HANHAM ABBOTS PARISHES AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, 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.2) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN OLDLAND AND HANHAM ABBOTS PARISHES AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS CAPABLE OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES).

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(117) for the year, with total funds carried forward at £1,012,772. The trustees note that while activities performed well, there was intense pressure on costs due to increases in staff wages and goods, which were not fully recovered through income. The charity is self-funded with no income from local councils towards operating costs.

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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: LONGWELL GREEN COMMUNITY SPORTS LIMITED Companies House 13238284

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER WYRILLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN GIBBS · trustee of 1 other charity
• LIANE REBECCA SAUNDERS
• Michael Henry
• Robert Churches
• Steve Gregor

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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