HEYWOOD OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE

Registered charity 221704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SANDON HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE, SANDON HOUSE HEYWOOD

The committee provides a meeing place where older people can sit, relax and socialise in a warm and safe environment. Hot meals are provided 3 days a week and centre based activities are held such as Bingo, arts and crafts. Days/afternoons out are also arranged as are talks from local interest groups and local agencies.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE GENERAL GOOD OF ALL OLD PEOPLE IN THE BOROUGH OF HEYWOOD, BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISTAIONS ENGATED IN PROVIDIN FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL ANDMENTAL RECREATION, DEVELOPING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT, FURTHERING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS, OR IN PURSUING ANY OBJECTS WHICH NOW ARE ARE HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: HEYWOOD

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 company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is described as good, with secured funding and income resulting in a profit for the year. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michelle Fradleychair
• Barbara McGrath
• Dr Mary Winstanley PHD
• Robert Arthur Fallon
• SUSAN COATES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen McLoughlin

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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