COLUMBIA VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 702316
Charity reporting is up to date (4 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Columbia Community Centre is a locally run hub, offering free wifi, advice, help and support to all, It holds regular committee meetings, trains and supports its volunteers and hosts regular group meetings including weekly coffee mornings, friendship groups, senior clubs, ICT training, dance & exercise groups, yoga, war games society, craft activities, wildlife group and bookings for parties

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £22,955
Total expenditure: £22,295

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 December 1989: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon Chair 12 April 2022
None on record
Linda Robinson Trustee 11 August 2022
None on record
John Robert Taylor Trustee 12 April 2022
None on record
Marion Taylor Trustee 15 September 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £12.17k £448 £31.13k £34.99k £22.96k
Total expenditure £4.18k £3.82k £17.81k £34.67k £22.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A £15.37k £6.54k N/A

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 2024 04 November 2025 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 July 2025 269 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 December 2021 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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 6 APRIL 1989 AS AMENDED 14 NOVEMBER 1989

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLUMBIA & NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS & THE INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION & TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN HE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION & LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WIT THE OBJECT IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 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.

COLUMBIA AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Columbia Community Association
Oxclose Road
WASHINGTON
Tyne And Wear
NE38 7EN
Phone:
0191 4172081
Email:
columbiavillagecommunityassoc@gmail.com
Website:

No information available