COOKLEY PLAYING FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 523206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COOKLEY PLAYING FIELD

Provision of land and buildings for the purposes of training, recreation and social, moral and intellectual development, through activities of all kinds which may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Ecclesiastical District of Cookley in the Parish of Wolverley and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinions

Objects

TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPTIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICT OF COOKLEY IN THE PARISH OF WOLVERLEY.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£188k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £334,739, which the accounts state are maintained for the efficient day-to-day running of the charity. Total net assets stood at £1,057,026, comprising both unrestricted and restricted funds, with no current liabilities exceeding current assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Village Hall bookings (59% of income)
“Village Hall bookings 54,842”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: adequate funds and reserves for the efficient running of the charity on a day-to-day basis (held: £335k)
“The charity’s normal policy is to generate and maintain adequate funds and reserves for the efficient running of the charity on a day-to-day basis.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cookley Sports Club pays rent and 10% of profit to the charity and nominates a trustee.
“The Cookley Sports Club, a registered members club, operates from the Association’s premises and nominates a trustee. The Club pays a rent together with 10% of its profit to the Association.” — page 3
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: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£188k£125k
31/12/2024£95k£115k
31/12/2023£121k£117k
31/12/2022£58k£89k
31/12/2021£70k£105k

Common questions

Is COOKLEY PLAYING FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £334,739, which the accounts state are maintained for the efficient day-to-day running of the charity. Total net assets stood at £1,057,026, comprising both unrestricted and restricted funds, with no current liabilities exceeding current assets. 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 England08/01/2025£15kCookley BMX Track
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2020£8kVillage Hall children's play area
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2014£7kCookley Youth Club
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2009£9kA storage facility for sports equipment for Cookley Playing Fields
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2009£267kCookley Village Hall