GILBERDYKE AND DISTRICT LEISURE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1055551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GDLA

TO PROVIDE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF GILBERDYKE AND ADJOINING PARISHES FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELAXATION. WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF GILBERDYKE IN THE COUNTY OF EAST YORKSHIRE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELAXATION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF GILBERDYKE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £2,000 to £4,500. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain a comfortable reserve and focuses on prudent management to ensure financial stability. The charity is not VAT registered and is exempt from most forms of taxation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a comfortable and healthy reserve in the savings account (held: £5k)

“We have aimed to keep a comfortable and healthy reserve in the savings account., so we are focussing on prudent and careful management of expenses to ensure we return to a strong financial position.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Tony Clarksonchair
Adam Dobbs
Craig Normington
Dave Branton
Neil Butler
Steven Smith

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£32k	£27k
31/03/2024	£24k	£28k
31/03/2023	£20k	£23k
31/03/2022	£26k	£22k
31/03/2021	£24k	£19k

Common questions

Is GILBERDYKE AND DISTRICT LEISURE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £2,000 to £4,500. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to maintain a comfortable reserve and focuses on prudent management to ensure financial stability. The charity is not VAT registered and is exempt from most forms of taxation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	08/04/2021	£3k	Flood Relief 2021