STAINTON RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 507742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides buildings/facilities/open space for use of local village community along with organisation of village events (sports day, Christmas Party)

Objects

VILLAGE RECREATION GROUND FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DACRE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DACRE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£56k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a strong financial position with a net surplus of £16,798, bringing closing reserves to £39,975. Per the trustees' report, this financial health was significantly supported by a £54,000 grant for a playground upgrade, although subsequent post-year-end payments of £33,000 reduced available funds for general purposes to approximately £7,000. The trustees consider the current reserve levels appropriate given the capital-intensive nature of maintaining the sports facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet ongoing maintenance requirements of the village sports ground and facilities, respond to emergency repairs or unexpected costs, and provide stability during periods of lower income (held: £40k)

“The trustees maintain a reserves policy to ensure the charity has sufficient funds to meet ongoing maintenance requirements of the village sports ground and facilities, respond to emergency repairs or unexpected costs, and provide stability during periods of lower income.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON PAUL HIGGSchair
Andrew Dawson
Natalie Ruth Edmondson

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£56k	£39k
31/10/2024	£9k	£4k
31/10/2023	£3k	£6k
31/10/2022	£3k	£8k
31/10/2021	£20k	£9k

Common questions

Is STAINTON RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a strong financial position with a net surplus of £16,798, bringing closing reserves to £39,975. Per the trustees' report, this financial health was significantly supported by a £54,000 grant for a playground upgrade, although subsequent post-year-end payments of £33,000 reduced available funds for general purposes to approximately £7,000. The trustees consider the current reserve levels appropriate given the capital-intensive nature of maintaining the sports facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARLTON RECREATIONAL CENTRE.

CHARLTON RECREATIONAL CENTRE income £28k
THE ST GEORGE'S RECREATION GROUND AND PUBLIC HALL income £27k
LYNEMOUTH RECREATION GROUND income £40k
STALHAM AND BRUMSTEAD RECREATION GROUND income £55k
STOKE ST GREGORY RECREATION AND PLAYING FIELD income £45k
RECREATION GROUND income £48k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STAINTON RECREATION GROUND	£56k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARLTON RECREATIONAL CENTRE FY2025	£28k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ST GEORGE'S RECREATION GROUND AND PUBLIC HALL FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LYNEMOUTH RECREATION GROUND FY2026	£40k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STALHAM AND BRUMSTEAD RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
STOKE ST GREGORY RECREATION AND PLAYING FIELD FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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