THE ROTARY CLUB OF HORSHAM BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 207417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In accordance with Clause 1 of the Trust Deed all funds held by the trustees are applied to or for the benefit of the poor and needy living in the territorial area of Horsham, or to or for the benefit of other charitable institutions, societies or objects as the Club shall direct.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR AND NEEDY LIVING IN THE TERRITORIAL AREA OF THE ROTARY CLUB OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: HORSHAM AND DISTRICT

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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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £30,702, which is below the previous year's unrestricted total of £19,865 but represents a net increase in total unrestricted funds for the year. The trustees' report notes that the charity maintains reserves to provide flexibility for immediate donations, though no specific monetary target is defined in the policy statement.

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
• 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
• 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

• Adrian Mellor
• Andrew Edwards
• CAROLINE ANNE LILIAS GOULD
• Chris Cooper
• William Harmsworth MBE

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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