GILLING CASTLE GOLF CLUB

Registered charity 1093793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE GOLF CLUB

The main object of the charity is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing golf. The club maintains and conserves a nine hole golf course in the listed historic park surrounding Gilling Castle. Membership is open to all and members of the local community are encouraged to use the course for a modest green fee.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING GOLF.2. SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE GRANTING OF DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES.

Area of benefit: RYEDALE, HAMBLETON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

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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Latest income
£80k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,909 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a loss in the previous year. Total net assets increased to £59,694, with unrestricted reserves held in the General Fund. The trustees report that the club is maintaining financial sustainability and can meet its lease obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“This has been made possible by an increase in green fee income (£5048), which has more than compensated for the loss in membership income (£4646).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£80k£66k
31/03/2025£67k£63k
31/03/2024£59k£62k
31/03/2023£56k£52k
31/03/2022£66k£51k

Common questions

Is GILLING CASTLE GOLF CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,909 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a loss in the previous year. Total net assets increased to £59,694, with unrestricted reserves held in the General Fund. The trustees report that the club is maintaining financial sustainability and can meet its lease obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.