DISABLED GOLF ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1184422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Disabled Golf Association promotes disabled golf in England. Our key activities are:1. Organising around 50 golf events across England for disabled golfers. 2. Work with golf clubs to help them become more "disabled friendly".3. Organise coaching sessions to introduce disable people to golf.4. Work with England Golf and other sporting & golfing organizations to promote Disabled Golf

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF DISABLED PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY CREATING OR ASSISTING IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF GOLF.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN GOLF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY.3. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN GOLF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY.

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 the charity reported a deficit of £6,743 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £21,609 to £14,866. The trustees confirm the charity is not in deficit and has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No reserves policy target is stated, as the charity holds only cash carried forward.

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 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 policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Disabled Golf Association (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Baker
• Danny Hennessey
• Graeme Martin ROBERTSON
• Jane White
• John Riordan
• Lesley Anne Bain

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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