FERNDOWN GOLF CLUB CHARITY CIO

Registered charity 1200248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the charity will aim to raise funds from an annual golf day and related events, including sponsorship and donations. These funds will then be used to provide relief to children and young people, within the area of Dorset and surrounding counties, who are suffering from physical or learning disabilities, in line with the Charity's objective.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WHEELCHAIRS, MOBILITY AIDS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE; AND3.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.IN THESE OBJECTS, 'AREA OF BENEFIT' SHALL MEAN THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, INCLUDING ANY UNITARY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THESE COUNTIES

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £62,079, representing a net income increase of £43,859 for the year. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the current level of reserves to continue as a going concern. No restricted funds or designated funds were held at the year end.

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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robin Haycockchair
• Andrew Lear
• Derek Silk
• Martin Brunt
• Neil Henderson
• Richard Thomas
• Sue Helliker
• Tiffany Fleming

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Devon · Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Poole · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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