THE DUNNINGTON AND GRIMSTON PLAYING FIELDS

Registered charity 502812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides sport and recreation facilities for all ages/genders/abilities in the community and surrounding areas. Sporting facilities as well as buildings are made available as well as making grants available to organisations. Sports are football, cricket, bowls, squash, tennis, table tennis, Indoor facilities for elderly e.g. chair aerobics and for young people e.g. dance. Large play park.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £66,846 from £71,708 in the prior year, resulting in an overall overspend despite steady income levels. The trustees note that this level of reserves is maintained in line with their policy target of one year's expenditure to ensure financial stability. The charity remains in a position of adequate resources with no material uncertainties identified regarding its future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a year's expenditure (held: £67k)

“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 equivalent to a year's expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dunnington Playing Fields Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Martinchair
Hilary Saunders
JEANETTE PARKINSON
Mike Millington

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£60k	£63k
31/03/2024	£60k	£63k
31/03/2023	£57k	£73k
31/03/2022	£48k	£53k
31/03/2021	£67k	£39k

Common questions

Is THE DUNNINGTON AND GRIMSTON PLAYING FIELDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £66,846 from £71,708 in the prior year, resulting in an overall overspend despite steady income levels. The trustees note that this level of reserves is maintained in line with their policy target of one year's expenditure to ensure financial stability. The charity remains in a position of adequate resources with no material uncertainties identified regarding its future operations. 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
Sport England	01/06/2020	£7k	COVID-19 CEF