BASILDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 301243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/Training. Amateur sport. Recreation. Children/young people. Elderly/old people. People with disabilities. Other charities/voluntary bodies. The general public/mankind. Provides human resources. Provides buildings/facilities/open space.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BASILDON 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 FACILITES 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 COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit: BASILDON UD

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £190,320, yet the trustees report no surplus unrestricted funds and note that the charity is actively seeking additional funding to maintain viability. Staffing and power costs have increased with further rises anticipated, and the rolling maintenance programme has been suspended.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ken Durand
• Lisa Smith
• Mark Brotherton
• Steve Smith
• Stuart SMITH
• Susan Spencer

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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