THE WINCHELSEA BEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 278165
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

the objects of the charity are to manage and maintain the community hall for the benefit of the residents of the village of winchelsea beach as defined by rother district council and icklesham parish council;and provide facilities for social and educational activities,and enhance the quality of life of the said residents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £10,508
Total expenditure: £10,093

Total income includes £1,725 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WBCA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Geoff Foot Chair 01 April 2015
None on record
Sheila Noelle Beerling Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Mary Madeline Parker Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Natalie Eldridge Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Jacky Barker Trustee 27 April 2021
None on record
David Radford Trustee 14 December 2015
None on record
JILL ELIZABETH FIRMAN Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL FIRMAN Trustee
None on record
DAVID CHRISTOPHER WATERS Trustee
None on record
LYNNE SUTTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £13.28k £16.84k £24.99k £27.23k £10.51k
Total expenditure £10.45k £4.74k £10.47k £10.59k £10.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.71k £13.45k £20.82k £17.67k £1.73k

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 December 2023 13 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 December 2021 43 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 11TH APRIL 1973 AS AMENDED ON 13TH MARCH 1990 AND ON 17 MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED ON 16 APR 2016 AS AMENDED ON 29 JUL 2021 as amended on 30 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF WINCHELSEA BEACH AS DEFINED BY ROTHER DISTRICT AND ICKLESHAM PARISH COUNCILS WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON ANY PERSONAL, POLITICAL, RACIAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER GROUNDS; LIKEWISE TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY WAY OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE SAID RESIDENTS. (B) TO CONTINUE TO SECURE THE EXISTENCE OF THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY HALL (HEREINAFTER CALL "THE HALL") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAID HALL IN ORDER THAT IT MAY BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED AND/OR APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS SECTIONS AND PARTICIPATING CONSTITUENT BODIES IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO AFFILIATE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

THE VILLAGE OF WINCHELSEA BEACH

Contact information

Address:
Smeatons Harbour
Dogs Hill Road
Winchelsea Beach
Winchelsea
TN36 4LX
Phone:
01797222379
Email:
wbcahall@gmail.com
Website:

winchelseabeachcommunityassociation.co.uk