WEST RAINTON AND LEAMSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 519757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The current Management Committee voluntarily manage a community centre named the Jubilee Hall, gifted to the people of the Parish many years ago. In 2007 we inherited a mismanaged Charity and neglected centre, since when we have embarked on a major development strategy that includes capacity building, compliance, accountability, community consultations and a structural refurbishment project.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST RAINTON AND LEAMSIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IND 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) SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS.C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: WEST RAINTON AND LEAMSIDE AND 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 charity reported a net surplus of £24,765 for the year ended 31st December 2025, with total incoming resources of £45,528 against resources expended of £20,763. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £6,712, while total net assets were £22,912. The accounts are unaudited but subject to independent examination, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that required further disclosure.

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 4 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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jubilee Hall (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Allan James Langfordchair
• Ann Diggory
• DAVID ALAN CROW
• Janet Tayler
• Kenneth David Groves
• Kevin Palmer Wood

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

Operates in: Durham

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Government & lottery funding

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