WHITLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 518590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the benefit of inhabitants of Whitley and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions, by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants,

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHITLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOICATION 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 OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTALISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPER WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF, SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY HE ASSOICATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: WHITLEY 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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Registered contact address: Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£22k
Latest spending
£17k
Registered
1987

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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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 75

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 150

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£22k£17k
31/12/2024£28k£22k
31/12/2023£134k£149k
31/12/2022£44k£30k
31/12/2021£14k£4k

Common questions

Who funds WHITLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WHITLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024amount not statedBiffa Award Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/07/2023£14kPlatinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund
Sport England07/06/2022£6kCOVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kWhitley Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£420Whitley Village Jubilee Street Party