THE HERSDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 801402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of facilities, services, and support to all members of the community of Hersden.To manage the Community Centre for the benefit of all members of the community in Hersden.Services provided include Holiday Playschemes, Senior Citizens Lunch Club, Art Group and Coffee Mornings. We host various statutory and grant funded agencies.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HERSDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF THE 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 SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME

Area of benefit: HERSDEN VILLAGE AND IMMEDIATE 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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,003.28 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £57,110.16 against expenditure of £62,113.44. The trustees' report notes that while a loss was made, it is considerably less than previous years and the organization has pulled through previous financial hardship. Total unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £29,599.89 at year-end, down from £34,603.17 in the prior year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

• Dawn Houghamchair
• ELSIE EDWARDS
• Georgina Glover · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kelly Campbell
• Lauren Allen
• Patricia Hatton
• Ross Llewellyn
• Suzanne Addy
• Sylvia Giles

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

Operates in: Kent

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Government & lottery funding

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