THE GLEBE RECREATIONAL CHARITY (274960)

Registered charity 274960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANBURY RECREATION GROUND (CRICKET CLUB), THE GLEBE RECREATIONAL CHARITY

The objects of the Charity are in the interests of social welfare to:a - Provide facilities for and to promote community participation in healthy recreation; andb - Provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the inhabitants of the area of benefit

Objects

IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO: (A) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND(B) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONFOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: BANBURY AND DISTRICT

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
£32k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves were £35,946 at the end of the year, which the trustees deemed adequate for the charity's requirements. The trustees report that the charity remains in a good financial position and has performed in line with expectations. The charity holds significant assets including a leasehold property valued at £1,200,000 and an investment portfolio valued at £380,014.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends & distributions (31% of income)
“Dividends & distributions 16,196” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£32k£26k
30/09/2024£50k£33k
30/09/2023£58k£69k
30/09/2022£24k£32k
30/09/2021£14k£21k

Common questions

Is THE GLEBE RECREATIONAL CHARITY (274960) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves were £35,946 at the end of the year, which the trustees deemed adequate for the charity's requirements. The trustees report that the charity remains in a good financial position and has performed in line with expectations. The charity holds significant assets including a leasehold property valued at £1,200,000 and an investment portfolio valued at £380,014. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.