THE STANLEY TURNER RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 305275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision and maintenance of the Stanley Turner Recreation Ground for the benefit of the public generally and especially the inhabitants of the District of Lewes in the County of East Sussex

Objects

PUBLIC RECREATION GROUND.

Area of benefit: LEWES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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
£171k
Latest spending
£171k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a break-even basis, relying on an annual grant of £162,990 from Lewes District Council to cover the shortfall between receipts and payments. Reserves are not retained because the grant ensures the overall financial position is not impacted by adverse fluctuations in spending or income. The charity has unrestricted funds and no separate bank accounts are kept for charity monies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (95% of income)
“Grants Note 1 162,990” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“For this reason, reserves or balances are not retained.”
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.

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£171k£171k
31/03/2024£119k£119k
31/03/2023£108k£108k
31/03/2022£79k£79k
31/03/2021£267k£97k

Common questions

Is THE STANLEY TURNER RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a break-even basis, relying on an annual grant of £162,990 from Lewes District Council to cover the shortfall between receipts and payments. Reserves are not retained because the grant ensures the overall financial position is not impacted by adverse fluctuations in spending or income. The charity has unrestricted funds and no separate bank accounts are kept for charity monies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.