MEDWAY CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 518564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MEDWAY CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

we provide facilities at a Community Centre in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for inhabitants of Bakewell and District and the neighbourhood.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT 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. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES.

Area of benefit: BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 stood at £298,247, which the trustees consider adequate to cover current operating costs. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• NIC WILSONchair
• Christopher William Blackshaw
• James Nigel Anderson
• MARK FREDERICK ARNOLD RAMSDEN

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).