THATCHAM BOWLING CLUB

Registered charity 1199062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a club, open to all, which, from April to September, offers the facilities to play outdoor lawn bowls. There are opportunities to learn the game from scratch with the guidance of qualified coaches and to play the game socially and competitively. We play friendly matches and in competitive local leagues. Many players take part in county and national competitions.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF THATCHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEARNING, COACHING AND PLAYING THE SPORT OF LAWN BOWLS.

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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Registered contact address: West Berkshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,436 for the year, driven by increased costs for rent, insurance, and green contractors, as well as an unanticipated £8,490 purchase for a specialist mower. Consequently, free/unrestricted reserves fell from £12,321 to £4,885, with the trustees noting that recent financial pressures have prevented the build-up of significant reserves.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Blizzardchair
• David Hardisty
• Derek John Parsonson
• Gillian Margaret Bloor
• Ian Keylock
• Jeremy John Wood
• Nigel Bloor
• Peter Warne
• Robert Harris
• Susan Patricia Wood

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

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• BUILTH WELLS OUTDOOR BOWLING CLUB income £30k
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• GATESHEAD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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