Brandwood Centre Community Association
Charity 1110808
Overview
Summary
Brandwood Centre Community Association appears to be a place-based community anchor: it combines stewardship of a physical venue with a broad, partnership-enabled programme of practical support. Its current public offer suggests a particular role in household resilience—linking energy, benefits and debt advice with health, employability and volunteering—rather than operating solely as a room-hire venue or activity provider. The organisation’s volunteer base and external project funding appear central to how this local infrastructure is sustained.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A community venue functioning as local support infrastructure
The centre appears to use its building as a platform for multiple forms of support, advice and activity, creating a locally accessible point of contact rather than delivering a single specialist service.
Why it matters
This helps explain its civic role: its value may lie partly in making several kinds of help available through one trusted neighbourhood setting.
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“The centre describes itself as a "one-stop-shop" delivering a multi-functional community programme.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include establishing, maintaining and managing a community centre for social welfare, recreation and leisure-time occupation.”
Source:Charity Commission
Household resilience is a distinctive visible strand
The available evidence suggests that energy affordability, safety and financial support have become a substantial part of the centre’s practical offer, alongside more conventional community-centre activities.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation an important connector between residents experiencing financial pressure and specialist advice, referral and support systems.
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“The website reports 3,600 energy advice sessions, 92 Green Doctor referrals, 600 PSR advice and referrals, and support for more than 700 clients with benefits and debt advice.”
Source:Organisation“The centre identifies Cadent Gas and the National Lottery Community Fund as supporting its two main projects.”
Source:Organisation
The operating model depends on local participation and partnership
The association appears to combine volunteer-led governance or delivery with support from public, private and voluntary-sector agencies, rather than operating as an independent standalone provider.
Why it matters
Its effectiveness and resilience may depend on maintaining both community participation and external relationships; these are likely core capabilities, not incidental features.
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“The centre says it is run by dedicated volunteers from the local community, with support from the local authority, private and other agencies.”
Source:Organisation“The charity is registered as providing human resources, services, advocacy or information, and acting as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which agencies deliver services at the centre, and whether partnerships involve referral, co-delivery or funding.
- Which groups benefit most, and whether children, disabled people and ethnic communities are currently reached in proportion to the broad charitable remit.
- Whether reported energy and advice figures cover a single project period or ongoing activity.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact data showing service users, outcomes, funding sources and activity trends.
- A current partner and referral map, including the roles of Cadent, Green Doctor, the local authority and voluntary-sector agencies.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Brandwood Community Centre continues to serve as a very much needed community facility which acts as a focal point and is run by dedicated volunteers from the local community, with support from the local authority, private and other agencies to deliver a multi-functional community programme, that fulfills the role of a "one-stop-shop".
Charity objects
THE AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE: (A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRANDWOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND (C) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.