HIGHBURY AREA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 276283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGHBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Operation of a community centre for the residents of the Highbury Estate and the neighbourhood of Cosham, promoting and encouraging a range of activities for all ages

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, PARTICULARLY THE AREA KNOWN AS HIGHBURY ESTATE AND THE 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. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: CITY OF PORTSMOUTH

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 a surplus of £4,224 for the period, with total income of £37,380 and expenditure of £33,156. Net current assets are reported at £53,204, indicating positive liquidity. The trustees note that the charity has fully recovered from the financial impact of the pandemic.

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
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Asghar Shah
• GRAHAM PHILIP HEANEY
• Mary Vallely
• Maureen June Allen
• Simon Sansbury

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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