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COPMANTHORPE & DISTRICT RECREATION CENTRE

Registered charity 1201073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides and maintains a sports ground and children's play facility. The premises include a sports hall, bar, changing rooms, sports field, tennis courts & bowling green. The facilities are designed for use by sports clubs, but are available for informal public recreation when not in use by clubs. The Charity also runs Copmanthorpe Carnival, a fund raising event.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £29,483 for the year, with total funds increasing to £457,796. The trustees report that the charity is entirely run by volunteers and has no employees or pension liabilities, relying on bank accounts for its financial resources. While the charity survived a period of zero income during the pandemic, it faces financial risks related to the potential loss of income from its sports club and carnival activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 63.7% of fundraised income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%)
“Total Carnival receipts were £30,860 with costs of £19,671 leaving a net profit of £11,189.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The Revenue reserve was fixed at £10,000 at a time when the annual income of the Charity was around £10,000. This reserve has not been increased despite the increases in the Charity's and CIO’s annual income as it is understood that an increase in revenue reserves above £10,000 may affect the CIO’S ability to obtain additional discretionary rates relief.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£119k£90k
31/03/2024£0£0

Common questions

Is COPMANTHORPE & DISTRICT RECREATION CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £29,483 for the year, with total funds increasing to £457,796. The trustees report that the charity is entirely run by volunteers and has no employees or pension liabilities, relying on bank accounts for its financial resources. While the charity survived a period of zero income during the pandemic, it faces financial risks related to the potential loss of income from its sports club and carnival activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City of York Council—£4kCopmanthorpe Ward Grant
City of York Council—£2kCopmanthorpe Ward Grant
City of York Council—£1kCopmanthorpe Ward