SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 305370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY CENTRE

Running an all-purpose community centre in the heart of Southwick, West Sussex, for a wide range of activities serving the local population.

Objects

A. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWICK AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE ADUR DISTRICT OF WEST SUSSEX (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR DISABILITY, 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 ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SOUTHWICK (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE COMMUNITY CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; C. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: SOUTHWICK AND FISHERGATE

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Association's unrestricted funds total £540,356, while its total net assets are £1,218,395. The trustees report that the Operating Fund ended with a deficit of £8,000 due to a drop in hire income, but the overall financial position showed a small increase in cash terms compared to the previous year.

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
• 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Southern Housing — “Thanks to the lovely people at Southern Housing, and Hobdell and Smiths who have ...” (source page)
• Hobdell and Smiths — “Thanks to the lovely people at Southern Housing, and Hobdell and Smiths who have ...” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• MALCOLM GOUGHchair
• Anthony Brownings
• BOB RYDER
• DAVID COMBER
• JOHN GARLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARTIN OAKLEY
• MAUREEN CRIPPS
• PHILIP SIMONS · trustee of 1 other charity
• RAY RICHARDS
• RICHARD WOOLGAR
• ROBINA BAINE
• SIMON P ARMES
• YVONNE FAIR · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHDENE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

• SOUTHDENE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £229k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, SOUTHWICK income £573k
• SOUTHWICK CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £110k
• SWALECLIFFE AND CHESTFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £311k
• WICKHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £382k
• SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST income £259k

Side by side with its peers

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