WERNETH PARK

Registered charity 521273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION GROUND

Objects

OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION GROUND

Area of benefit: OLDHAM COUNTY BOROUGH

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Borough of Oldham is obligated under the trust deed to ensure sufficient financial resources are made available to maintain the grounds. The net book value of assets as of 31 March 2025 was £100,908. The document does not disclose free/unrestricted reserves or a specific reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

OLDHAM MBC · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£103k
31/03/2024	£2k	£50k
31/03/2023	£2k	£54k
31/03/2022	£1k	£51k
31/03/2021	£0	£52k

Common questions

Is WERNETH PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Borough of Oldham is obligated under the trust deed to ensure sufficient financial resources are made available to maintain the grounds. The net book value of assets as of 31 March 2025 was £100,908. The document does not disclose free/unrestricted reserves or a specific reserves policy target.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARHAM PARK.

BARHAM PARK income £150k
OLDHAM PLAY ACTION GROUP income £183k
THE OLDHAM COLISEUM THEATRE LIMITED income £667k
WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £229k
WEMBLEY PARK LANE METHODIST CHURCH income £117k
BEDWELLTY HOUSE AND PARK income £198k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WERNETH PARK	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARHAM PARK FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OLDHAM PLAY ACTION GROUP FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OLDHAM COLISEUM THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£667k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	noted
WEMBLEY PARK LANE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025	£117k	—	unclear	6.0%	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.