THE MEETING PLACE (BOOKHAM)

Registered charity 1192001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We promote social inclusion in our community by running a Coffee Shop, English Language and Lip Reading classes. Our Telephone Befriending Service is part of the Anna Chaplaincy which offers Christian spiritual support to those over 65 on request. The Community Fridge aims to reduce food waste and has supported many facing hardship through redistribution of waste food during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Objects

1. TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO SIMILAR PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISABILITY; OR INABILITY TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND ENGLISH. 3. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION AND THE USE OF SURPLUS FOOD.

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 total funds decreased from £47,520 to £41,954 due to a net expenditure of £5,566 against incoming resources of £30,650. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £41,343 remain well above their stated policy target of £21,000, which is equivalent to six months of budgeted expenditure. The charity operates on a volunteer basis with no staff receiving emoluments over £60,000 and maintains a defined contribution pension scheme.

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 5 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• SALLY HELEN MARGARET HIBBERTchair
• Anne-Marie Lewis
• Clare Margaret Curran · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr David Norton Ryder · trustee of 1 other charity
• Edna Susan Woodhouse
• Elaine Crutchley
• Kirsten Marie Hughes-Hallett

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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