FRIENDS OF RHYDDINGS PARK

Registered charity 1175682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity working in partnership with Hyndburn Borough Council , facilitating and supporting the Rhyddings Community Events Programme along with the opening and running of a community cafe in the park utilising produce grown in the kitchen garden.

Objects

THE CIO'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OSWALDTWISTLE, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RHYDDINGS PARK

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 income grew steadily across the year, supported by increased café footfall and expanded activities. The charity aims to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of core operating costs, and reserves at year-end were within an acceptable range. Key risks identified included high demand for wellbeing sessions and volunteer capacity, which were mitigated through improved systems and policies.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “Heritage Lottery Fund Grant The HLF grant has provided us with the most superb resource here in Oswaldtwistle - the Coach House becoming a c…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN WARRINGTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Darren Goss
• Elaine Andrew
• Marie Eastwood
• Nigel Parkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT MATTHEW WARRINGTON
• Stephanie Louise Shawcross

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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