BOWBURN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 508090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

National Certificates in English and Maths, computers for beginners. Tap and ballet, martial arts, drama for children.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOWBURN AND DISTRICT INCLUDING THE PARISH OF CASSOP AND QUARRINGTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE 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: BOWBURN INCLUDING THE PARISH OF CASSOP AND QUARRINGTON

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 · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a successful year with the Centre being well used by the community. The Chairman notes that costs are rising, with utilities and wages identified as the biggest expenses, but the organization continues to maintain strong links with local partners and councilors.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARTIN RIDLEYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANDREW SHUTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANN GETHING
• DONNA PAGET
• Deborah Galloway
• JANET BLAKEY · trustee of 2 other charities
• MALCOLM BELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michele Oughton
• SYLVIA RAINE
• Sandra Wilson

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

Operates in: Durham

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Government & lottery funding

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