DISTINGTON CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 520310 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISTINGTON BOYS' CLUB

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL,SPORTING,RECREATIONAL ACITIVITES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE PARISH OF DISTINGTON

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROMOTION OF THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN POOR CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL TRAINING AND RECREATION IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL THINK FIT AND PROPER

Area of benefit: DISTINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £2,299 and held unrestricted reserves (accumulated fund) of £25,914. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• GARY HEWERchair
• Jean Skelly
• LILIAN MARY MCKINLAY
• Melanie Stewart

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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