SHEVINGTON SHARKS ARLFC

Registered charity 1185238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to participate and enjoy the benefits of sport and recreation and in particular Rugby League across our both community and the wider community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING : (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH.(2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE OR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(3) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN

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 generated total unrestricted income of £138,170 and incurred total payments of £132,815, resulting in a net surplus of £5,354 for the period. The charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £81,770 at the year end, which the trustees note are kept as a reserve for contingencies and to enhance activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shevington Sharks (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carol Halton
• Mark Alexander Gaffney
• STEPHEN DILLON
• Stephen Bates

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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