ALSTON RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 520283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RECREATION GROUND

We fundraise to maintain this five acre site with provision of new challenging play equipment. This community play area known locally as Fairhill benefits many people in and around Alston as well as visitors on the moor. Currently we are fund-raising to develop a new pump track cycling facility.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had total unrestricted and restricted cash funds of £35,236 at the year end, with a net increase in funds of £4,326. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. The charity's financial position appears stable with no disclosed liabilities or deficits.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£42k£38k
29/02/2024£28k£53k
28/02/2023£41k£8k
28/02/2022£21k£9k
28/02/2021£6k£4k

Common questions

Is ALSTON RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had total unrestricted and restricted cash funds of £35,236 at the year end, with a net increase in funds of £4,326. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. The charity's financial position appears stable with no disclosed liabilities or deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£10kFairhill pump track
The National Lottery Community Fund07/04/2011£4kGetting Involved with Grass