THE BATHURST PARK AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 298305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides recreation grounds and facilities for the general public.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Area of benefit: LYDNEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £482,589, which the trustees believe is sufficient to maintain current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,118 for the year, with total income of £118,648 exceeding total expenditure of £97,530.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, the charity's current activities can be contimued while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised (held: £483k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level sufficient to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, the charity's current activities can be contimued while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 3

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

LYDNEY TOWN COUNCIL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£119k	£98k
31/03/2024	£86k	£109k
31/03/2023	£77k	£94k
31/03/2022	£75k	£76k
31/03/2021	£64k	£67k

Common questions

Is THE BATHURST PARK AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £482,589, which the trustees believe is sufficient to maintain current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,118 for the year, with total income of £118,648 exceeding total expenditure of £97,530. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2025	£9k	Bathurst Park Access and Inclusion Enhancement Project