WAKEFIELD PRIDE

Registered charity 1188056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE GROUP SHALL BE: THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY BY:- ? RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN,GAY,BISEXUAL AND THE TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE; ? CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY; AND ? STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL IN WAKEFIELD AND SMALLER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 2.2? THE GROUP SHALL SEEK TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTS BY: ? ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE SERVICE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE MEMBERS? TO NETWORK WITH ALTERNATIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. ? PROMOTE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS, SERVICES AND AGENCIES. ? TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL BUSINESS, STATUTORY BODIES AND CHARITIES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SUPPORT. ? ENSURING THE GROUP CONDUCTS ITS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OPENLY AND RECORD ALL TRANSACTIONS IN A PROPER AND ACCOUNTABLE MANNER. ? ORGANISE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FUNDRAISING ? TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO OWN THE GROUP. ? TO ORGANISE A PARADE OF FLOATS/ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE CITY CENTRE. ? TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURES IN THE FORM OF MUSIC/DANCE/ARTS IN THE LOCAL VENUES. ? TO PROMOTE A FUN FAMILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENT.

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's shop made a profit of £15,000 in its first year, which is described as the biggest self-generated income stream. The trustees report that the end-of-year accounts are balanced and on budget for the new year's expenditure, indicating a stable financial position despite the challenges of austerity.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 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 policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stuart Parkinsonchair
• Marc Beachill
• Matthew Copeland

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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