WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 287769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOREST COMMUNITY CENTRE, W B C A, WBCA

To manage and promote facilities, services and events for the benefit of the residents of Whitehill & Bordon.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£155k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total net assets are £7,412.74 as of March 31, 2025. The trustees' report notes financial challenges, stating the organisation needs to increase revenue to cover increasing running costs. Despite this, the centre is generating income through events, party bookings, and prospective leases.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: events

“Our events continue to generate revenue for the organisation; some have been more popular than others but over the year they are generating a good income.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The organisation needs to increase revenue to cover the increasing running costs of the Community Centre.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

NIGEL WELCHchair
Cliff Dean
David Leach
EILEEN GRINTER
Elizabeth Eves
Ian Garforth · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD BALCHIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Budd
WENDY GARFORTH

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£194k	£155k
31/03/2024	£208k	£140k
31/03/2023	£112k	£130k
31/03/2022	£103k	£83k
31/03/2021	£101k	£99k

Common questions

Is WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total net assets are £7,412.74 as of March 31, 2025. The trustees' report notes financial challenges, stating the organisation needs to increase revenue to cover increasing running costs. Despite this, the centre is generating income through events, party bookings, and prospective leases. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£2k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITEHILL CHASE FOUNDATION.

WHITEHILL CHASE FOUNDATION income £112k
WHITEHILL & BORDON COMMUNITY TRUST income £183k
WHITELEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £103k
WHITLEIGH COMMUNITY TRUST income £247k
FOXHILL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £135k
BORDE HILL GARDEN LIMITED income £678k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHITEHILL AND BORDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	£194k	—	unclear	—	noted
WHITEHILL CHASE FOUNDATION FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITEHILL & BORDON COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITELEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	noted
WHITLEIGH COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£247k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOXHILL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.