BOWDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 506037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bowdon Community Association is the registered charity which is run for the benefit of the residents of Bowdon, Hale, Altrincham and District and is located at The Jubilee Centre. The centre provides suite rooms for hire for the local community.The Jubilee Centre's groups and organisations include Fund raising Events for local charities, Children's Activity Groups, Local Societies, etc.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOWDON, ALTRINCHAM AND HALE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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.

Area of benefit: BOWDON ALTRINGHAM AND HALE

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 increased to £65,166, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of holding funds to meet three months' operating costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £4,619 for the year, driven by a 17% increase in hiring fees, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its financial position.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Watsonchair
• Barry Hurd
• David Round
• Mark Gomme
• Ronnie Ballantyne

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

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