DRINGHOUSES OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1199392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A wide range of educational activities are provided for the children working in the spirit of the learning and development requirements outlined in EYFS 2021 alongside the principles of playwork.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN OF DRINGHOUSES YORK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY:A) PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS;B) PROVIDING TRAINING TO STAFF IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO DEVELOP THE QUALITY OF PROVISION.

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: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£198k

Latest spending

£213k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £14,503 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following an increase in expenditure to £212,914 against income of £198,411. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate financial resources available for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £54,870, which is well in excess of the stated policy target of approximately £30,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of expected running costs which is approximately £30,000 (reserves figure: £55k)

“The Trustees’ policy is to maintain reserves at around two months of expected running costs which is approximately £30,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Government income: £8,130 — grants £8,130 (8,130); 4% of the £198,411 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £3,807 — grants £3,807 (4); 2% of the £170,068 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dringhouses out of School Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Simon Aldridge
Elspeth Pooley
Laura Frances Bhalla
Robin McGinn
Susan Rundle · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£198k	£213k
31/08/2024	£170k	£180k
31/08/2023	£232k	£153k

Common questions

Is DRINGHOUSES OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £14,503 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following an increase in expenditure to £212,914 against income of £198,411. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate financial resources available for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £54,870, which is well in excess of the stated policy target of approximately £30,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB.

GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £101k
THE DX CLUB income £136k
WOODHOUSES OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £38k
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £73k
PLASNEWYDD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £43k
SCHOOL'S OUT income £61k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DRINGHOUSES OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB	£198k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2026	£101k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DX CLUB FY2025	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODHOUSES OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£73k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PLASNEWYDD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£43k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.