HALIFAX BRIDGE CLUB

Registered charity 1185172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The playing of Bridge at evening and afternoon sessions.The teaching of Bridge using English Bridge Union approved teacher.The Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING THE GAME OF BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF HALIFAX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.(B) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE LEARNING, TEACHING AND PLAYING OF BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF HALIFAX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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 is financially strong, holding £133,309 in bank accounts and reporting a surplus of £9,233 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees note that the club has no employees and operates on a voluntary basis, with retained reserves carried forward totaling £287,632.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Cordingleychair
• Alice Zao
• Janet Hattersley
• John Graham Noble
• Michael Brocklehurst
• Michael Helliwell
• Myra Smith
• Richard Arthur Wood
• Stephanie Binns

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

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