SADDLEWORTH VILLAGE GAMES

Registered charity 1166942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Saddleworth and the Surrounding area the provision of activities for recreation or other leisure time occupation 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SADDLEWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION 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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Registered contact address: Oldham, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£25k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £2,787 for the year, with total income rising to £25,057 and total costs at £22,270. It holds £20,000 in unrestricted cash reserves, which the trustees state is sufficient to fund the following year's events. The organization remains self-funding with no material uncertainties regarding its 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: to try and close each financial year with sufficient reserves to fund the following years event(s) (held: £20k)

“It is the policy of the charity wherever possible to try and close each financial year with sufficient reserves to fund the following years event(s).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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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

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Hewittchair
Helen Charles
Rebecca Taylor
Samantha Berry · trustee of 1 other charity
Scott Chapman
Vikeshkumar Mistry

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£25k	£22k
31/12/2024	£14k	£15k
31/12/2023	£16k	£19k
31/12/2022	£22k	£16k
31/12/2021	£5k	£8k

Common questions

Is SADDLEWORTH VILLAGE GAMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £2,787 for the year, with total income rising to £25,057 and total costs at £22,270. It holds £20,000 in unrestricted cash reserves, which the trustees state is sufficient to fund the following year's events. The organization remains self-funding with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PADWORTH VILLAGE HALL.

PADWORTH VILLAGE HALL income £60k
BACKWELL PLAYING FIELDS income £60k
THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL income £30k
SADDLEWORTH MUSEUM income £130k
RANDWICK VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS income £29k
HARROLD PLAYING FIELD income £63k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SADDLEWORTH VILLAGE GAMES	£25k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PADWORTH VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BACKWELL PLAYING FIELDS FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THEDDLETHORPE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SADDLEWORTH MUSEUM FY2025	£130k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RANDWICK VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.