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Status
Received: 4 days late
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Income
£63.1K
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Spending
£42.6K
- Charity no. 102245
- Date registered. 22/02/2016
Public benefits
The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is improvement of the area for all inhabitants regardless of age, sex or of political or of religious beliefs and a range of local activities available, the ongoing provision of a community space for programmes and activities for all inhabitants from the area of benefit. The direct benefit which
flows from this Purpose is also an improved quality of life where inhabitants within the area of benefit are thriving, feel valued, included and safer. Further direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the community centre for programmes and activities for all inhabitants from the area of benefit. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from beneficiaries, increased numbers of groups or individuals using the centre, statistics on the range of activities, ages and interest groups using the centre and government statistics or annual reports from relevant agencies. In maintaining and managing the centre there is potential harm to be aware of through failure to meet health and safety requirements, or failure to meet insurance and risk assessment requirements. However the Association will ensure the benefit outweighs any harm through proper management. We believe that this purpose will lead to no other clearly identified harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are the inhabitants of all ages of Wandsworth, Belmont, Ballyhackamore and their environs. There may be private benefits from the provision of training and support and the provision of activities taking place in the centre, but these benefits would be incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. A private benefit may arise through the use of the centre by beneficiaries for hire for private use (eg. birthday parties or other private functions) as a result of having initially used the centre for public activities. These benefits are incidental and do not deter from the wider public benefit of this purpose and indeed add to it through increased awareness of the centre.
What your organisation does
Our daily access programme allows low cost hire of quality community facilities for local groups to offer a broad range of programming. This includes high and low impact exercise classes, afterschool provision for 6 local primary schools, art classes, flower arranging & craft groups. Some of these groups have been in the centre for over 15 years.
This programme offers low cost, social and active sessions to the community. Weekly targeted sessions; A toddler group for the under 4s along with their carers. These sessions provide a non-denominational community space for new parents, grandparents and childminders to socialise while also offering an important chance for early years social interactions. Community Pop In session, open to all particularly targeting the elderly and socially isolated. This provision enables space for casual community connection and a chance to speak to our team for signposting. This will enable us to run a learning programme; e.g. financial management, health and wellbeing, visits from local representatives & charities. Quarterly we run an older people’s programme aimed at increasing activity levels and tackling social isolation in the over 65s. This was previously funded through BCC Micro Grants but we have been unable to run them since this ended, despite enthusiasm from local residents. Our annual community festival is aimed at all. We partner with local schools, facilitate visits to residential care settings, and work in collaboration with other organisations to reduce barriers to participation and include local residents who would otherwise be unable to join in!
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Interface communities
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Tenants
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Playgroup/after schools
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development