BENTLEY HEATH COMMUNITY ASSOC

Registered charity 523002 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Bentley Heath Community Association is responsible for the running and upkeep of the Bentley Heath Village Hall. The hall is used extensively by the local community and has done so for the past 50+ years. It is used by The Brownies, Dorridge & District Patients Group, many Gardening groups, and Keep Fit groups.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS MAY BY LAW BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE, AND IN ARTICULAR BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO FURTHER HEALTH, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PURPOSES STATED.

Area of benefit: THE BENTLEY HEATH DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,295 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £65,264. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that net current assets of £38,884 are adequate to cover on-going commitments. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months to one year of operating costs, with actual unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the lower end of this target.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Louise King
• David Richard Butcher
• John Graham Hindle

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

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