Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CHESHAM & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

White Hill Centre provides facilities for recreation, leisure and education for the benefit of Chesham and the neighbouring areas. Our policy is to offer use of premises at very competitive rates with commitment to continue doing so as part of its service to the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£311£183£127n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£126£134£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£123£114£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£82£72£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?*£130£185£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£135£134£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£117£117£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.whitehillcentre.org.uk

info@whitehillcentre.org.uk

01494775190

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to White Hill Centre
£5,000 18/07/2022
Fire retardant curtains to meet fire standards for everyone's benefit.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON SHEPPARD Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN HOWE HATTON Appointed: 2015
  • KEITH FARLIE Appointed: 2015
  • PATRICIA ROSE CHERRILL Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2016, number: 1168816
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR20: 23 days late, AR18: 302 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHESHAM AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 20/12/2019
Main office

Chesham & District Community Association
White Hill Centre
White Hill
Chesham
Bucks
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Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHESHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY THE CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; 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 OR MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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