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HORDEN RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 520826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORDEN WELFARE PARK, MINERS RECREATIN GROUND OR PLEASURE GROUND

Public Park used for recreational use.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is administered by Horden Parish Council with separate financial records and bank accounts maintained. The internal audit concluded that the control framework is effective, providing a substantial level of assurance. The charity's reserve balances are considered adequate, and no grants were paid by the council to the charity for the 2024/25 period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Horden Parish Council acts as sole managing trustee and administers the charity's financial arrangements, including bank accounts and policies.
“The council is a sole managing trustee of a charitable body called the Horden Recreation Ground Welfare Trust - Charity number 520826. The council is shown as the sole trustee on the Charity Commission’s register and no other trusteeships are registered for this charity.” — page 11
“At the date of the audit (4 March 2025) the Charity Commission’s website showed that the 2023/24 total income was £110,777 and the total expenditure was £125,479 - this included a Government Grant of £59,920.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Horden Parish Council provided a Government Grant of £59,920 in the previous year (2023/24).
“The council is a sole managing trustee of a charitable body called the Horden Recreation Ground Welfare Trust - Charity number 520826. The council is shown as the sole trustee on the Charity Commission’s register and no other trusteeships are registered for this charity.” — page 11
“At the date of the audit (4 March 2025) the Charity Commission’s website showed that the 2023/24 total income was £110,777 and the total expenditure was £125,479 - this included a Government Grant of £59,920.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£61k
31/03/2024£111k£125k
31/03/2023£128k£192k
31/03/2022£85k£50k
31/03/2021£110k£38k

Common questions

Is HORDEN RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is administered by Horden Parish Council with separate financial records and bank accounts maintained. The internal audit concluded that the control framework is effective, providing a substantial level of assurance. The charity's reserve balances are considered adequate, and no grants were paid by the council to the charity for the 2024/25 period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.