RAINHAM AND WIGMORE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 302748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAST HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE, RAINHAM AND WIGMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Provides a community centre for recreation, education, sports, social and spiritual activities for use by groups and the local population.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITES AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND 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: RAINHAM AND WIGMORE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced unexpected maintenance issues, including a leaking water tank and a failed immersion heater, which significantly impacted its reserves. Despite these costs, the charity maintained stable occupancy and increased revenue through private party bookings and commercial hires, allowing community hire rates to be sustained. The trustees are currently managing a lengthy and costly transfer to a CIO structure, which has delayed finalizing the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lloyd Cookechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Colin Paul Trevor Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Janice Gorman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jason Leon Liddiard
• Joyce Elizabeth Sanders · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katharina Maryjane Hickman
• Robin Halls · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Tyler · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen Martin Claringbold · trustee of 2 other charities
• Wayne Spring · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Medway

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Government & lottery funding

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