MIZZYMEAD RECREATION CENTRE

Registered charity 304589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NAILSEA PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION (MIZZYMEAD FARM)

Sections for:Indoor and Outdoor Bowling, Tennis, Bridge, Snooker and Pool.Base for Nailsea Shedders.Venue for Line Dancing, Mothers and Toddlers on Wednesday morning, Nailsea Musicals on Wednesday evening, Nailsea and Backwell Rotary Club, Slimming World on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Objects

RECREATION GROUND

Area of benefit: PARISH OF NAILSEA AND THE NEIGHBOROUGHOOD

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£300k

Latest spending

£268k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a small deficit of £754 for the year, with total reserves standing at £1,998,626. Free reserves decreased to £175,305 from £258,696 in the prior year, following a £100,000 transfer to a designated development fund. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2026

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

Volunteers: 1
Government income: £211 — contracts £211 (2); under 1% of the £193,859 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael William Charles Birchchair
Christopher Philip Waller
Gary Stephen Phippen
Janet Heather Hobson
Janine Gwynne Clarke
Ken John Bawdon
Neville Anthony Hobson
Richard Edward George Jefferies

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2026	£300k	£268k
30/04/2025	£269k	£231k
30/04/2024	£194k	£176k
30/04/2023	£179k	£148k
30/04/2022	£134k	£87k

Common questions

Is MIZZYMEAD RECREATION CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a small deficit of £754 for the year, with total reserves standing at £1,998,626. Free reserves decreased to £175,305 from £258,696 in the prior year, following a £100,000 transfer to a designated development fund. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEGSWOOD RECREATION GROUND AND SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE.

PEGSWOOD RECREATION GROUND AND SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE income £37k
RYEDALE COMMUNITY AND LEISURE CENTRE income £72k
THE HAMSTEAD SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE income £36k
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN TRUST income £99k
CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £120k
STAVELEY MINERS WELFARE CENTRE income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MIZZYMEAD RECREATION CENTRE	£300k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEGSWOOD RECREATION GROUND AND SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FY2024	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
RYEDALE COMMUNITY AND LEISURE CENTRE FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HAMSTEAD SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN TRUST FY2025	£99k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CASTLEMERE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£120k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.