BOLDON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 506668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Our Charity Activities include Sports & Recreation for Mother & Toddlers, Juniors, Seniors & the Elderly which include Football, Cricket, Netball, Five a side Football, Swimming for all ages, Ladies and Mens Bowls, Basketball, Model Aircraft Building and Flying, Outdoor Walkers, Boxing, Bridge and Several types of Dancing.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CENTRE AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL RECREATION) AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION (INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES) WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CENTRE AREA AND THE CENTRE SHALL BE USED AND APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CENTRE AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF THEM.

Area of benefit: EAST BOLDON, WEST BOLDON, BOLDON COLLIERY AND 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 · Disability · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income of £31,757, resulting in total net assets of £185,080. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and expect adequate reserves for the foreseeable future. However, a contingent liability exists regarding potential interest and penalties on late VAT registration.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN DAVID DAW · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALAN LESLIE · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOAN MARRIOTT
• Joanne Bell

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

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• GOTHAM MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND TRUST income £154k
• NORTON SPORTS CHARITY income £1.2m
• HAWKINS COLLIERY RECREATION GROUND AND WELFARE CENTRE income £104k
• RYCROFT LEISURE income £340k
• EAST DORSET LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB LIMITED income £548k
• Active Bolton income £3.2m

Side by side with its peers

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