ABINGDON BOWLING CLUB

Registered charity 1108092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Outdoor Bowling and Short Mat Bowling

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BOWLS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ABINGDON.

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
£48k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with total funds of £103,573.66, which is well above the stated target reserve of two years' worth of fixed costs. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the period, its unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £96,237.85, providing a cushion against rising operating costs and membership challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £96k)
“we seek to maintain a minimum of £30,000 in reserve”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Oxfordshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£48k£56k
31/10/2024£45k£48k
31/10/2023£43k£43k
31/10/2022£44k£49k
31/10/2021£36k£30k

Common questions

Is ABINGDON BOWLING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with total funds of £103,573.66, which is well above the stated target reserve of two years' worth of fixed costs. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the period, its unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £96,237.85, providing a cushion against rising operating costs and membership challenges.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/05/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England09/01/2013£29kShort Mat Bowling Facility