STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT WORKING LADS' ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 520116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT WORKING LADS' CLUB, STOCKPORT LADS CLUB

The charity was established by Deed dated the 21 May 1889 for the physical and social improvement and education of the working lads of Stockport and the neighbourhood without reference to party politics.

Objects

THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE WORKING LADS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA.

Area of benefit: STOCKPORT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stockport, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £64,000, which exceeds its stated policy target of nine months of anticipated expenditure (approximately £39,000). The financial review indicates that principal income sources include member subscriptions, canteen sales, and room hire, with expenditure focused on remunerating the club leader and maintaining property.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 19/02/2026, 19 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 06/03/2025, 34 days after the 31/01/2025 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

• Colin Hallchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALEXANDER PAUL FRASER NELSTROP · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brian Guest
• Chris Barber · trustee of 1 other charity
• Councillor Wendy Meikle
• JEANETTE LADD · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR S TATTERSALL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

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• STOCKPORT CARE SCHEMES income £310k
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