LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 304575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LACA, LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

To manage and maintain the Long Ashton Community Centre and Recreation Ground, on behalf of the Parish Council, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Long Ashton.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LONG ASHTON CIVIL PARISH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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. (B) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: LONG ASHTON CIVIL PARISH

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £28,121 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £65,221. However, the trustees acknowledge that free reserves of £41,226 are below their stated policy target of £66,400 to £132,800. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, citing increasing income, held reserves, and confirmed grant support from the Parish Council.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 26/03/2022, 54 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Long Ashton Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Crabb
• Christopher Davis
• Hazel Mallett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jenny Alice brown
• Kim Thompson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neeltje Davis
• SARAH LEONG

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

Operates in: North Somerset

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