MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 522218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE

The charity provides and maintains facilities for the recreation and leisure-time for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gedling and Maperley Plains. The charity continues to operate an Occupational Licence to the Mapperley Plains Recreation and Social Club Ltd. for the provision of a Members Social Club.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUCH OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MINING COMMUNITY), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: MAPPERLEY PLAINS

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

Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outflow of unrestricted funds of £26,065 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Total funds carried forward were £384,846, comprising £339,618 in unrestricted funds and £45,228 in restricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£139k£161k
31/12/2024£146k£161k
31/12/2023£142k£209k
31/12/2022£157k£146k
31/12/2021£149k£88k

Common questions

Is MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outflow of unrestricted funds of £26,065 for the year ended 31 December 2025. Total funds carried forward were £384,846, comprising £339,618 in unrestricted funds and £45,228 in restricted funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. 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 England17/12/2025£10kCricket pavilion refurbishment

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£148k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£30k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMLEY MOOR MINERS RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE TRUST£139k—0unclear—no doubt
EMLEY MOOR MINERS RECREATION GROUND AND INSTITUTE FY2024£284k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt
COWPLAIN ACTIVITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£110k—0below—no doubt
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£5.1m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
MILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt

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