SMARDEN SPORTS AND LEISURE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1147916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Umbrella organisation for sporting activities in the village of Smarden. Focus at present on fundraising to replace our obsolete sports pavilion with a modern building incorporating up-to-date and appropriate facilities. Focus also on extending youth sport, working alongside local school.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SMARDEN, KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a surplus of £1,364 for the year ended 31/12/2024, compared to a deficit of £5,100 in the prior year. Total income was £27,304 against expenses of £25,940, resulting in net assets increasing to £497,826. The financial statements were examined by the Treasurer, Paul Upton, who confirmed they are in accordance with the books and records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• GUY VINCENT WASHER BA HONS
• graham richard stocker
• james reeder
• paul john upton
• paul terence newman

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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