PUBLIC PLAYING FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 286472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOKE GIFFORD TRUST COMMITTEE, Stoke Gifford Trust

The main purpose of the charity is to manage and maintain the village halls, play area and playing fields for the inhabitants of the village and surrounding district. We aim to provide first class facilities at an affordable cost.

Objects

FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC PLAYING FIELDS AND OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATIONS OR OTHERWISE, AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD.

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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Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus, although unrestricted general reserves decreased from £34,450 to £19,516. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient cash reserves to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The charity's reserves policy target is approximately £12,500 to £25,000, and the actual free reserves of £19,516 fall within this stated range.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Louise Goddenchair
• Ernie Brown
• Jacqueline Henshaw
• Mark Richard Elvin
• Martin Black
• Martin Fackrell
• PAUL SMITH
• Ryan Edwards
• Sara Peasgood

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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