BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 301265
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To establish a Community Centre and to maintain and manage this Centre for the activities promoted by the Association. To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Brightlingsea by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £226,057
Total expenditure: £230,456

Total income includes £17,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

7 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Roland Worrall Chair 19 June 2018
None on record
Stephanie Norman Trustee 14 November 2024
None on record
SIMON CREEK Trustee 14 November 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Wink Trustee 14 November 2024
None on record
John Searle Trustee 05 July 2024
None on record
Sally Brooks Trustee 15 August 2023
None on record
David Brooks Trustee 15 August 2023
None on record
Sandra Bowbrick Trustee 15 August 2023
None on record
Sue Cowell Trustee 19 October 2021
None on record
Lorraine Granderson Trustee 25 July 2017
None on record
Hilary Scott Trustee 21 April 2015
None on record
LILLIAN KING Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £198.01k £129.90k £139.23k £182.90k £226.06k
Total expenditure £197.63k £120.64k £110.64k £184.31k £230.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £16.47k N/A £17.50k

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 29 February 2024 19 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 19 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 05 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 05 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 06 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 06 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 20 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 13 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 13 December 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION DATED 3 OCTOBER 1967 AS AMENDED ON 18 MAY 1998, 28 MAY 2002, 18 MAY 2004, 12 JULY 2005, 23 SEPTEMBER 2005 AND 28 NOVEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED ON 17 OCT 2017 as amended on 07 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTLINGSEA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Area of benefit

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

BRIGHTLINGSEA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY CENTRE
LOWER PARK ROAD
BRIGHTLINGSEA
COLCHESTER
CO7 0LG
Phone:
01206302055
Email:
bcasecretary@aol.com
Website:

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