HARVEY HADDEN STADIUM

Registered charity 522271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To ensure the provision of public sport and recreation, for the people of the City of Nottingham and visitors to the city forever. In order to achieve this, a programme of on going maintenance of grounds and related infrastructure is completed each year. This ensures that the sport and recreation provision is well maintained and provides good quality public recreation facilities.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC RECREATION

Area of benefit: COUNTY BOROUGH OF NOTTINGHAM

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£172k
Latest spending
£172k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a zero net surplus basis, with its annual operating deficit fully funded by grants from Nottingham City Council. The trustees have adopted a policy of holding no reserves, relying on the Council to meet any net expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not felt appropriate for the Trust to hold reserves (held: £1)
“It is therefore not felt appropriate for the Trust to hold reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Council Grant
“The Council gave a grant of £89,659.82 to the Harvey Hadden Stadium in 2024/25, which funded the net expenditure of the charity. A further grant accrual of £1,575 has been included within the total income to reflect the increased grant provision in relation to fee accrual of Independent examiners cost.” — page 18
“The Council charged the charity £88,356.36 (2023/24 £107,241.48) in respect of grounds maintenance which is included in Resources Expended — Charitable Activities, within the Statement of Financial Activities.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grounds Maintenance Services
“The Council gave a grant of £89,659.82 to the Harvey Hadden Stadium in 2024/25, which funded the net expenditure of the charity. A further grant accrual of £1,575 has been included within the total income to reflect the increased grant provision in relation to fee accrual of Independent examiners cost.” — page 18
“The Council charged the charity £88,356.36 (2023/24 £107,241.48) in respect of grounds maintenance which is included in Resources Expended — Charitable Activities, within the Statement of Financial Activities.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£172k£172k
31/03/2025£138k£138k
31/03/2024£160k£160k
31/03/2023£135k£135k
31/03/2022£117k£117k

Common questions

Is HARVEY HADDEN STADIUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a zero net surplus basis, with its annual operating deficit fully funded by grants from Nottingham City Council. The trustees have adopted a policy of holding no reserves, relying on the Council to meet any net expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.