ORPINGTON AND BROMLEY GATEWAY CLUB
Provision of social activities for adults with learning difficulties. Weekly meetings for members with entertainment, discos, games etc and occasional outings. The club also offer limited sports activities
Objects
A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; ANDB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £136,239 and an excess of receipts over payments of £68,793 for the year ended 28 February 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity considers its financial position appropriate to its stage of development, though it acknowledges the need to secure sustainable funding for future periods.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover short-term operational risks and essential running costs.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Damian Brian Cobboldchair
- Daniel John Harrison
- Rebecca Davy
- Victoria Suzanne Cannon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £136k | £67k |
| 29/02/2024 | £18k | £22k |
| 28/02/2023 | £17k | £15k |
| 28/02/2022 | £10k | £13k |
| 28/02/2021 | £6k | £4k |
Common questions
Is ORPINGTON AND BROMLEY GATEWAY CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £136,239 and an excess of receipts over payments of £68,793 for the year ended 28 February 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity considers its financial position appropriate to its stage of development, though it acknowledges the need to secure sustainable funding for future periods. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BOLTON TOGETHER | 1 | £44k |
| THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD | 1 | £19k |
| R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST
- BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD
- SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST
- DOVER GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED
- ORPINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB
- RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORPINGTON AND BROMLEY GATEWAY CLUB | £136k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST | £501k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST | £259k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| DOVER GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED | £280k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ORPINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB | £212k | — | 0 | no_policy | — | no doubt |