STEVENS PARK AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 523196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

grants to organisations within area of former Stourbridge District Council

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£247k

Latest spending

£234k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £162,781 at the end of the financial year, supported by total net assets of £948,196. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees note a significant future commitment to contribute up to £90,000 towards the restoration of collapsed walls, funded by prudential borrowing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the “real” spending power of the bequest i.e. the permanent funds (held: £163k)

“The Trustees agreed a policy setting out the level of reserves needed to meet the objectives of the Charity. This policy was to maintain the “real” spending power of the bequest i.e. the permanent funds, as a fundamental part of the investment strategy.”

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

DUDLEY M B C

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£247k	£234k
31/03/2024	£283k	£271k
31/03/2023	£262k	£259k
31/03/2022	£268k	£241k
31/03/2021	£271k	£265k

Common questions

Is STEVENS PARK AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £162,781 at the end of the financial year, supported by total net assets of £948,196. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees note a significant future commitment to contribute up to £90,000 towards the restoration of collapsed walls, funded by prudential borrowing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
RONTADES LIMITED	1	£300k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE MARY STEVENS PARK income £413k
STEVENS PARK income £106k
FRIENDS OF SPENCER PARK income £335k
PARKWATER FOUNDATION income £358k
THE STEVENAGE COMMUNITY TRUST income £159k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STANDON income £239k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STEVENS PARK AND RECREATION GROUND	£247k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MARY STEVENS PARK FY2025	£413k	—	below	—	no doubt
STEVENS PARK FY2025	£106k	—	below	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF SPENCER PARK FY2025	£335k	—	unclear	—	noted
PARKWATER FOUNDATION FY2025	£358k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STEVENAGE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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