DEARNE VALLEY BULLDOGS ARLFC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1168772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Dearne and the neighbourhood, by the provision of facilities for playing amateur rugby league football.

Objects

1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE DEARNE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL.2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE DEARNE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total funds at year-end stood at £181,481, with unrestricted reserves of £12,486, which the trustees confirmed was in line with their stated policy target of approximately £7,000.

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 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEAN COOKchair
• DUNCAN STUART HENDERSON
• Danielle Marie Gill
• Edina Wilkinson
• Matthew John Thompson
• Nicholas Gill

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham

Income and spending

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