BELPER MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, by the provision of facilities for the playing of amateur cricket, hockey, tennis, bowls and other sports and for other appropriate community activities.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF AMATEUR CRICKET, HOCKEY, TENNIS, BOWLS AND OTHER SPORTS, AND FOR OTHER APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position to continue operating. The trustees report that the club operates by recovering expenditure from sporting sections and has accumulated unrestricted cash funds of £53,371 at the year end. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the financial review.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves policy - no emergency fund to be kept.” — page 3
“The ClO has a wholly owned subsidiary, Belper Meadows Synthetic Pitch(s) Limited, company number 03046877, whose nature of business is ‘operation of sports facilities’ at Belper Meadows.” — page 4
“The ClO has a wholly owned subsidiary, Belper Meadows Synthetic Pitch(s) Limited, company number 03046877, whose nature of business is ‘operation of sports facilities’ at Belper Meadows.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- NIGEL HOOKERchair
- Charlotte Helen Alice Taylor
- Connor Leveson-Carter
- David Hayman Yates
- Marianne Christel Simmonds
- Mark Charles Lamb
- Michael Thomas Slater
- Richard Andrew Howis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £87k | £71k |
| 30/09/2024 | £85k | £73k |
| 30/09/2023 | £73k | £78k |
| 30/09/2022 | £74k | £70k |
| 30/09/2021 | £33k | £50k |
Common questions
Is BELPER MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position to continue operating. The trustees report that the club operates by recovering expenditure from sporting sections and has accumulated unrestricted cash funds of £53,371 at the year end. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified in the financial review. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 21/03/2022 | £15k | ALB-Sport England-Storm 22 Flood Damage |
| Sport England | 21/03/2022 | £15k | Storm 22 Flood Damage |
| Sport England | 01/06/2020 | £10k | COVID-19 CEF |
| Sport England | 26/03/2020 | £15k | Flood Relief |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/02/2020 | £5k | "100 Years of Sporting Heritage for Ladies Hockey in Belper" |
| Sport England | 11/08/2017 | £50k | Replacing old wooden clubhouse |
| UK government | — | £50k | ALB-Replacing old wooden clubhouse |