SEAHAM TOWN PARK

Registered charity 520568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEAHAM MINERS' WELFARE SCHEME

The Parks continues to be well used by the community as the major open space in this area of Seaham. There are many sports groups who use the park as their home ground:-Football - Seaham Red Star Football Club plus 4 junior football teamsSeaham Town Bowls Club - mens and ladiesCricket - numerous teams of a variety of age groupsThere is also a well used play park and bmx/skatepark

Objects

AN OPEN SPACE FOR USE AS A RECREATION GROUND AND PLAYING FIELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN SPAES ACT 1906

Area of benefit: PARISH OF SEAHAM

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure is rising rapidly to high levels, creating concerns that the long-term future of the recreational facilities and park cannot be sustained. The charity has no reserves policy and no specific investment powers. The sole trustee is Seaham Town Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• SEAHAM TOWN COUNCIL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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