GOLCAR UNITED COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS

Registered charity 1179760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOLCAR UNITED ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB, GOLCAR UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Community Sport and Activities for all ages at Golcar United Playing Fields, Longfield Avenue, Golcar, Huddersfield.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN GOLCAR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND FITNESS. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GOLCAR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR 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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £176,067 to £221,540, driven by incoming resources of £221,540 against total expenditures of £17,970. The trustees report satisfaction that necessary resources exist to sustain future development, noting that the majority of resources expended were for building infrastructure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN DOUGLAS WHITEHEADchair
• BEN SENIOR
• Christopher Vance Paul Worsley
• DAVID ANDREW NAYLOR
• PETER GLEDHILL
• Tim Gledhill

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).