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

Makes grants to organisationsProvides buildings/facilities/open space.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT AS AFORESAID, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF CRAWLEY AND PARISH OF RUSPER.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Crawley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 29/11/2024, 303 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FILEY FOUNDATION LTD1£330k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DECOY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COURAGE - DYER RECREATIONAL TRUST£44k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DECOY TRUST FY2025£98k—0below—noted
THE CHEDER LIMITED FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REEVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COURAGE CENTRE FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

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