THE WICKWAR PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1114514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WPFA

Provide, hold ownership and manage a childrens playground, playing fields, recreation grounds, recreational facilities or other Property for the benefit of both the community of the parish of Wickwar, South Gloucestershire and surrounding area.

Objects

TO PROVIDE, HOLD OWNERSHIP AND MANAGE A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, PLAYING FIELDS, RECREATION GROUNDS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OR OTHER PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY OF THE PARISH OF WICKWAR, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA AND PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Area of benefit: WICKWAR, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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 the charity held closing unrestricted reserves of £96,084.01 against total income of £111,388.18 and expenditure of £21,784.15 for the year ending 31 March 2025. The trustees report that the playing fields remain in excellent condition with high usage across a wide range of activities.

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 3 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.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR J F BROADchair
• COLIN MARK DANKS
• JAMES CLEMENT MCALEESE

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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