THE HINCKLEY CONCORDIA ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 501904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HINCKLEY CONCORDIA ASSOCIATION, HINCKLEY CONCORDIA THEATRE

PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CENTRE INCLUDING A THEATRE AND OTHER FACILITIES TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE; (B) TO AND OTHER FACILITIES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS; (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE OBJECTS IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT

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 the charity held unrestricted reserves of £8,635,478 at the year end, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £8,570,245. The trustees report a net income of £646,949 for the year, driven largely by a substantial legacy, and note that the charity remains financially stable with adequate resources to continue its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by CFW Accountants LLP. 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
• 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
• 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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• WILLIAM ANTHONY HAREchair
• ANDREW DAVID CHAMBERLAIN
• CLAIRE PITT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Claire Marie Simpson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Connor Thomas Dexter
• DOROTHY JOAN HEWITT
• Emma-Jayne Gladman
• IAN SHIPLEY
• JENNIFER ANN HAWKINS
• John Hill
• MR JAMES FISHER
• MRS JUDY PEATFIELD
• Robert John Gladman
• Zoe Elizabeth Stokes

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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