THE DAWDON RECREATIONAL GROUND

Registered charity 1085305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAWDON WELFARE PARK

There are a number of thriving sports clubs using the parks as their home ground-Football - 3 Adult Clubs and 2 Children's ClubsBowls - mens and ladies bowls clubsCricket - numerous teams of a variety of age groupsThere is a children's play area which was constructed in the year 2005-2006

Objects

RECREATION GROUND

Area of benefit: DURHAM

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure is rising rapidly to levels where the long-term future of the recreational facilities cannot be sustained, indicating significant financial risk. The charity has no reserves policy and no specific investment powers. The sole trustee is Seaham Town Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• SEAHAM TOWN COUNCIL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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