KING GEORGE'S FIELD, HITCHIN

Registered charity 1087603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playing Field with sports pitches, play area and skate park and Multi Use Games Area, Scout hut

Objects

A RECREATION AND PLAYING FIELD, TO BE PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY AS A MEMORIAL TO KING GEORGE V, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KING GEORGE'S FIELDS FOUNDATION.

Area of benefit: THE FORMER URBAN DISTRICT OF HITCHIN

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 holds £99,904 in restricted funds representing land and equipment assets, with zero unrestricted funds available for discretionary expenditure. General expenditure exceeds general income, a shortfall covered by contributions from North Hertfordshire District Council, which allows unrestricted funds to be maintained at a zero balance. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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