VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB

Charity number: 1186471
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Vernon Place Community Hub is a former primary school and following its closure the trustees are now leasing the building to provide community activities. The Hub and various organisations will host a variety of activities and events, our current activates include Playgroups, Youth Clubs, Social Clubs Craft Group, Food Bank, Veterans Reorg. We will continue to strive to support our community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £77,172
Total expenditure: £78,740

Total income includes £55,030 from 3 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Neath Port Talbot

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 November 2019: CIO registration
  • 23 January 2023: Funds received from 1097241 THE GILGAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tracey johns Chair 01 July 2019
None on record
Andrew Hore Trustee 21 December 2023
None on record
Vivienne Jones Trustee 21 December 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £135.49k £56.84k £66.12k £67.08k £77.17k
Total expenditure £107.14k £56.78k £77.26k £75.62k £78.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £86.17k £19.10k £14.27k £9.20k £55.03k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 January 2025 13 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 13 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 14 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 14 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 30 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 30 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 12 April 2023 133 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 12 April 2023 133 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 25 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

25 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ELECTORAL WARDS OF BRITON FERRY EAST AND WEST AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. B) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. C) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A FOOD BANK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
LLANSAWEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
VERNON PLACE
BRITON FERRY
NEATH
SA11 2JJ
Phone:
01639865600
Email:
info@vpch.co.uk
Website:

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