OAKLEY RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 267920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To run and maintain the sports ground and facilities in the Village of Oakley Bedfordshire

Objects

TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUND AND OTHER AMENITIES OF A SIMILAR CHARACTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OAKLEY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF OAKLEY

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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Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves increasing to £9,565. The trustees report an informal reserves policy held to ensure financial stability and meet maintenance obligations, with no specific monetary target defined.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: informal reserves policy (held: £10k)
“The charity operates an informal reserves policy. Reserves are held to ensure financial stability, meet ongoing maintenance obligations and provide flexibility to fund future capital projects and unforeseen expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£33k
31/03/2024£31k£31k
31/03/2023£13k£14k
31/03/2022£19k£20k
31/03/2021£12k£12k

Common questions

Is OAKLEY RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves increasing to £9,565. The trustees report an informal reserves policy held to ensure financial stability and meet maintenance obligations, with no specific monetary target defined. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.