VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB

Registered charity 1186471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Vernon Place Community Hub is a former primary school and following its closure the trustees are now leasing the building to provide community activities. The Hub and various organisations will host a variety of activities and events, our current activates include Playgroups, Youth Clubs, Social Clubs Craft Group, Food Bank, Veterans Reorg. We will continue to strive to support our community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ELECTORAL WARDS OF BRITON FERRY EAST AND WEST AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. 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. B) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. C) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOOD BANK.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted cash funds of £7,653 and total funds of £17,763, having incurred a net deficit of £1,568 against total receipts of £77,172. The trustees' report indicates the charity is actively seeking further grant funding to sustain current projects and develop new initiatives, such as a community café and youth café.

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Risk management
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• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tracey johnschair
• Andrew Hore
• Vivienne Jones

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

Operates in: Neath Port Talbot

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Government & lottery funding

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