WEST BLETCHLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 254163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The West Bletchley Community Association undertakes without prejudice, to advance the education and provide facilities to promote the interest of social, welfare and recreational and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the life of the inhabitants of West Bletchley and neighbourhood. Assorted groups covering dancing, exercise hobbies, interest and religion use the Centre.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DENBIGH, WHADDON, NEWTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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.

Area of benefit: DENBIGH, WHADDON, NEWTON, ELECTORAL WARDS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £2,955.87 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets increasing to £113,668.95. The charity relies heavily on facility hire income and charity shop revenue, noting that energy bills were reduced following a new contract negotiated in January 2025. The trustees report that financial policies have been updated to ensure the safety of money, and the organization holds sufficient liquid and illiquid funds across multiple bank accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by unclear. 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
• 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

• Elizabeth Jones
• Lucretia Greaves
• MARION GLASS
• MARY HOBBS
• MAUREEN CATTANES
• Maureen Ashford
• Peter Bickers
• Shirley Bickers

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).