THE BENNETTS END NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 302376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B E N A

BENA financially maintains the Bennetts End Community Centre which provides hall/room hire opportunities for local residents, community groups & organisations. We arrange special events to encourage local participation.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA DESIGNATED AS BENNETTS END IN THE DACORUM DISTRICT COUNCIL BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL STATUTORY BODIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOR RECREATION. (FOR FRTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSITUTION).

Area of benefit: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

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 reserves stood at £63,720, which the trustees regard as adequate and in line with their policy. The charity reported a net income surplus of £13,019 for the year, driven by increased income from hall hire and trading activities. 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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bob Garwoodchair
• ANN HART
• Cathy Swain

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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