BISPHAM AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 245990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Service North Blackpool, Bispham and Thornton-Cleveleys. Centre has two medium sized rooms and a large hall. The rooms by the local community with activities of chess, photography, various martial arts groups, slimming groups, toddlers groups, dance groups, charity groups, yoga groups, a community church. The Centre rents out its rooms; that is the only source of income.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BISPHAM (BLACKPOOL) AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OF OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: BISPHAM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total liquid assets of £13,710, which represents an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the centre started the financial year without any debts, marking the first time since 2010 that this has occurred. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements present fairly the financial position of the association.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER WALLACEchair
• Adam Scholes
• Danuta Wallace
• Peter John Wilson
• Susan Sadler

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

Operates in: Blackpool

Income and spending

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