BAR HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (BHCA)

Registered charity 1195382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BHCA

We operate within the village of Bar Hill in South Cambridgeshire.We provide grants to community groups and organisations benefitting the people of the village and its visitors.We host a weekly meeting (the Community Hub) to engage with residents. We bring together several organisations for the benefit of those attending.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BAR HILL VILLAGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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.

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 unrestricted reserves are approximately £8,500, though the majority of funds are ring-fenced for specific projects. The charity faces significant governance risks due to the outgoing Chair's departure and the failure to appoint a permanent successor, which the trustees warn could lead to closure or administration.

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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bar Hill Community Association (BHCA) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Anthony William Mitchellchair
• Andrew Richard Pellew · trustee of 1 other charity
• BUNTY WATERS
• Jennifer Mary Foster-Smith
• Josephine Ann Hall

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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