ARGYLL GARDENS BOWLING CLUBS TRUST

Registered charity 1069755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide facilities for the inhabitants of Bournemouth and the neighbourhood in the interests of social welfare bowls for recreation and leisure time occupation,for the purpose of relaxation and with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants.

Objects

TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE BOWLS FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELAXATION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BOURNEMOUTH

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,134 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £43,753 to £36,619. The trustees consider the accumulated cash reserves of £34,521 to be satisfactory and maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles Stewart Greaveschair
• Danny Underwood
• David Wheaton Smith
• Pamela O'Neill
• Paul Senon Lopez
• Susan Dickinson

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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