POLLYFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 300765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST-THE-WATER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, POLLYFIELD CENTRE

To establish and maintain a Community Centre for the inhabitants of the Parish of Bideford and to promote the centre for their benefit by providing facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF AND COMING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF BIDEFORD BOROUGH TRUSTEE BOARD (AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER 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: SEE OBJECTS

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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Registered contact address: Torridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £20,619 for the year, increasing total funds to £126,286. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient liquid reserves and is considered financially stable, with unrestricted current assets of approximately £33,366. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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

• John Hirstchair
• Allison Griffin
• Elizabeth Stannard
• Gary David Ford
• Graham Hooper
• Kevin Cannon
• Loretta Hewitt
• Mark Screech
• Matthew John Cleverly
• Petra Cannon
• Steve Hopkins

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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