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THE COURAGE - DYER RECREATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 305361 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IFIELD RECREATION GROUND (COUNTY OAK PLAYING FIELD), PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATION GROUND

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Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted net assets of £6,850 and endowment net assets of £1,500,533, resulting in total net assets of £1,507,383. Per the trustees' report, the Trust is not involved in fundraising and faces no major risks requiring action, although investment values decreased by 4.3% during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (97% of income)
“42,042 Charities Official Investment Fund” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administration of the Trust is undertaken by officers of Crawley Borough Council for which a “related party” charge is made in the accounts.
“The administration of the Trust is undertaken by officers of Crawley Borough Council for which a “related party” charge is made in the accounts. The Clerk to the Trustees is Miss Heather Girling (Democratic Services Officer); the Treasurer to the Trust is Mrs Carolin Martlew, CPFA (Head of Corporate Finance). The Trust’s accounts are subject to an independent examination by Mike Platten of April Skies Accounting.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£44k£35k
31/03/2024£43k£49k
31/03/2023£40k£109k
31/03/2022£39k£27k
31/03/2021£38k£34k

Common questions

Is THE COURAGE - DYER RECREATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted net assets of £6,850 and endowment net assets of £1,500,533, resulting in total net assets of £1,507,383. Per the trustees' report, the Trust is not involved in fundraising and faces no major risks requiring action, although investment values decreased by 4.3% during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.