ORPINGTON AND BROMLEY GATEWAY CLUB

Registered charity 1064396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ORPINGTON 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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE BROMLEY , GREATER LONDON

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

Causes: Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover short-term operational risks and essential running costs (held: £82k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover short-term operational risks and essential running costs.” — page 4
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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ORPINGTON AND BROMLEY GATEWAY CLUB£136k—0unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2024£501k—0unclear—noted
BIG LOCAL GATESHEAD FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£259k—0below—no doubt
DOVER GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£280k—0unclear—no doubt
ORPINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£212k—0no_policy—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.