WEARSIDE BRIDGE CLUB

Registered charity 1171826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity promotes the playing and teaching of bridge for all ages.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING THE GAME OF BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF SUNDERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA(2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE LEARNING, TEACHING AND PLAYING OF BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF SUNDRLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £3,132 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £36,870 against expenditure of £33,738. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total reserves of £236,152, comprising £88,112 in free reserves, which the trustees consider satisfactory and appropriate relative to anticipated expenditure.

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 4 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Wallace
• Brian Dakers
• Christopher Paul Patrick
• GRAHAM COX
• George Robert Farnan
• ROSEMARY WALLACE
• Yvonne Thompson

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

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