OLD BEDIANS SPORTS CENTRE

Registered charity 521240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIDSBURY SPORTS CENTRE

Provides open space/sports facilities for rugby & football for the local community.

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Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £4,417 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £210,853. The trustees note a policy to maintain unrestricted funds to cover twelve months of expenditure, though they express a desire to become fully self-financing from bar income and room hire without relying on contributions from sporting sections.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Principal funding sources continues to come from bar takings and a contribution from each sporting section. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £160k)
It is the policy of the charity to endeavour to maintain the unrestricted fund at a level to meet the unrestricted expenditure for the following twelve months. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The trustees would like to see the charity be fully self financing from the bar income and room hire, without relying on a contribution from each sporting section — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£54k£50k
31/05/2024£50k£50k
31/05/2023£37k£49k
31/05/2022£39k£37k
31/05/2021£34k£34k

Common questions

Is OLD BEDIANS SPORTS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £4,417 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £210,853. The trustees note a policy to maintain unrestricted funds to cover twelve months of expenditure, though they express a desire to become fully self-financing from bar income and room hire without relying on contributions from sporting sections. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/03/2014£8kDrainage Scheme - Pitch and Training Area