MANVERS LAKE AND DEARNE VALLEY TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1150159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust promotes community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for:Canoeing, Cycling, Running, Sailing, Dragon BoatingSwimming, Triathlon, Windsurfing, Angling and Model BoatingTo the communities of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and the surrounding areas.

Objects

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR CANOEING, CYCLING, RUNNING, SAILING, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON AND WINDSURFING TO THE COMMUNITIES OF ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, BARNSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, BARNSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £121,109 for the year ended 31 January 2026, increasing total unrestricted funds to £1,856,134. The trustees confirm that reserves have increased to four months of running costs, exceeding their stated policy target of three months. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees declared no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £5k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Atkin · trustee of 3 other charities
• Chris Wordsworth
• MARK BENTON
• Mark Toller
• Paul William Owen
• RNN Group Ltd

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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