PELAW COMMUNITY BOWLING CLUB

Registered charity 1184222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gateshead by the provision of facilities for playing bowls, health, social activities and education programmes.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GATESHEAD BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BOWLS.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF THE PELAW COMMUNITY BOWLING CLUB FACILITIES FOR RECREATION 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.3. TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES’ SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gateshead, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the club is financially viable and has received £13,985 in funding during the financial year. The club continues to offer community activities such as Tai Chi and a warm space, although income from Tai Chi has fallen due to instructor absence. The club has also secured funding for specific projects including a wheelchair and green maintenance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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 policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund distributes money raised by National Lottery players to support charities and community projects acros…” (source page)
• Communities Trust - Suez — “Communities Trust - Suez Funding is typically awarded for the purchase of materials/equipment and the appointment of a contractor to underta…” (source page)
• Gateshead Council — “Gateshead Council The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) is a government-funded scheme that runs from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029. The sc…” (source page)
• Sir James Knott Trust — “Sir James Knott Trust At the Sir James Knott Trust we support charitable activity in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Hartle…” (source page)
• The Barbour Foundation — “The Barbour Foundation In 1988, Dame Margaret Barbour set up The Barbour Trust (now The Barbour Foundation) to support charities and good ca…” (source page)
• Arnold Clark — “Arnold Clark The Arnold Clark Community Fund supports thousands of charities and organisations across the UK.” (source page)
• Kim McGuiness — “Kim McGuiness As your Labour Police and Crime Commissioner I’ve focused on relentlessly delivering for our region. I became the first in the…” (source page)
• Blue Stone Collabrative — “Blue Stone Collabrative BlueStone Collaborative consults globally on initiatives aimed at the empowerment of women and girls.” (source page)
• Well Newcastle and Gateshead — “Well Newcastle and Gateshead Well Newcastle Gateshead was one of the pathfinders of Well North, a Public Health England funded initiative to…” (source page)
• Sport Newcastle — “Sport Newcastle Funding for clubs and organisations” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Warden
• Eric Noble
• JOHN SUTHERLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip Stephenson
• Sandra Williamson

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BELPER MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB.

• BELPER MEADOWS COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB income £87k
• CALLINGTON BOWLING CLUB income £28k
• WOOLER BOWLING AND SPORTS CLUB income £28k
• MANSFIELD BOWLING CLUB income £28k
• BUILTH WELLS OUTDOOR BOWLING CLUB income £30k
• GATESHEAD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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