THE WESTERN COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 275749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WEST WARD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Multi Use Community Centre, In the heart of the community for the community. We hold weekly activities and are open for parties and events throughout the year.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, THROUGH ITS ACTIVITIES, THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST WARD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: THAMESDOWN WEST WARD

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 funds increased from £2,162 to £7,540, resulting in a net incoming resource of £5,377 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,540 against current liabilities of £2,400, indicating a positive net asset position. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring proper accounting records are kept.

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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Glinn Hambidgechair
• Christina Hambidge
• Janet Walker
• Suzanne Grey

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

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

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