THE OCTOBER CLUB

Registered charity 900331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Day Centre for people in the local area suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer's so giving their families/carer much needed respite.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG THE AGED LIVING IN WANTAGE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: WANTAGE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £11,709 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in its accumulated fund. The trustees report that financial constraints and a decrease in client numbers led to the closure of one operating day, and reserves were reduced by £10,000 to cover rising bills.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — October Club Wantage (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jennifer Theresa Hannaby · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sandra Marion Mitchell
• TERENCE PAUL RYLAND

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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