GRINDLETON RECREATION GROUND CHARITY

Registered charity 223174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We maintain and equip the village Recreation Ground that serves a catchment population of around 1,000. It comprises a football pitch, multi-use games area, children's play area, cricket field and Grindleton Pavilion which houses a large community hall, smaller meeting room and changing rooms.Upkeep is funded by donations, fund-raising and hire income with grant application for capital projects.

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Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £741 for the year, with total incoming resources of £99,508 against total expenditure of £99,827. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £436,220 and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet working capital requirements for the next six months, complying with its stated reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of working capital requirements (held: £436k)
The charity's reserve policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to meet the working capital requirements of the charity for the next six months. — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grindleton Recreation Ground Charity (GRGC) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£100k£100k
30/09/2024£125k£97k
30/09/2023£63k£70k
30/09/2022£60k£66k
30/09/2021£42k£51k

Common questions

Is GRINDLETON RECREATION GROUND CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £741 for the year, with total incoming resources of £99,508 against total expenditure of £99,827. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £436,220 and maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet working capital requirements for the next six months, complying with its stated reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10kGrindleton Recreation Ground door window and roof refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2019£9kNew log walk for children's play area
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2012£39kGrindleton Community Cafe
Sport England17/01/2012£50kReplacement of existing changing rooms plus new meeting room