SEDGEFIELD OUT OF SCHOOL FUN CLUB

Registered charity 1151837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOSFC

The fun club is based within the grounds of Sedgefield Primary and operates from their own purpose built premises. Fun club provides high quality reliable childcare at a reasonable cost for children aged 3-14 years before & after school and during school holidays. The club provides a range of indoor and outdoor activities for the children to participate in during their time at the club.

Objects

A)TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND; B)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£131k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,633 for the year ended 31 May 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total free reserves stood at £6,844, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months' wage costs in reserve. The directors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months wages costs in reserve (held: £7k)
“The general policy is to maintain three months wages costs in reserve in the event of either redundancy or if the Charity were to close for any reason.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£131k£135k
31/05/2024£126k£126k
31/05/2023£110k£115k
31/05/2022£107k£115k
31/05/2021£111k£115k

Common questions

Is SEDGEFIELD OUT OF SCHOOL FUN CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,633 for the year ended 31 May 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total free reserves stood at £6,844, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining three months' wage costs in reserve. The directors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East06/11/2015£2kTowards Sedgefield Out of School Fun Club 21st Birthday Building Appeal
Northern Rock Foundation21/07/1998£4kGrant awarded to Sedgefield Out of School Fun Club (Durham)