THE LAWRANCE PARK RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Management of Lawrance Park community hall & playing field.
Objects
A RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF THURLBY.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the organization relies on monetary assistance from grants, the Parish Council, and The Causeway Trust to maintain its facilities. The filing notes that managing older trees and keeping the ageing hall in good order is an expensive business, though it does not disclose specific financial figures or reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“Lawrance Park of course would not exist without the school. The hall was built in a ‘Chance to Share’ scheme which meant the hall would be shared with the school, the school having use during the school day, giving both the school and community a much larger space that would befit at that time a small school. We have only had three headteachers during the 54 years although we now deal with an Academy Trust to negotiate costs and purchases. We are fortunate to have Jess Burton to act as negotiator and we are the only school still managing to exist within the original scheme.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints 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
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- JANE ALISON HAYBALLchair
- ALAN MARK THOMAS
- Annemarie Spencer
- CHRISTINE ROSEMARY GRAY
- Chris Seggie
- Emma Gunner
- JOHN REYNOLDS
- Jessica May Burton
- Joshua Lee Larhalt
- Judith Jagger
- Kenneth Alan Redfern
- Laura Jane Terry
- Lisa Lowe
- Mark Alan Thomas
- Steven Mark Thomas
- Yvonne Erin Scott
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £56k | £49k |
| 31/03/2025 | £52k | £40k |
| 31/03/2024 | £78k | £70k |
| 31/03/2023 | £20k | £17k |
| 31/03/2022 | £26k | £16k |
Common questions
Is THE LAWRANCE PARK RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the organization relies on monetary assistance from grants, the Parish Council, and The Causeway Trust to maintain its facilities. The filing notes that managing older trees and keeping the ageing hall in good order is an expensive business, though it does not disclose specific financial figures or reserves.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/07/2018 | £10k | REFURBISHMENT OF MULTI USE GAMES AREA |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2006 | £3k | Chairs |