# THE FRIENDS OF THE RYDINGS PARK, LIBRARY, ART GALLERY AND WAR MEMORIAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1106556
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF THE RYDINGS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 2, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1106556


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Brighouse Central Library, Halifax Road, BRIGHOUSE, West Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** HD6 2AF
- **Phone:** 07895054060
- **Email:** info@friendsoftherydings.co.uk
- **Website:** www.friendsoftherydings.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE GREATER USE OF THE RYDINGS PARK COMPLEX AT BRIGHOUSE BY WORKING WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE LOCAL POPULATION IN THE FORM OF A PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF BRIGHOUSE AND CALDERDALE.TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE FACILITIES OF RYDINGS PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVISION OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** The charity has continued to raise funds through a series of concerts, recitals, poetry readings and grant applications which are used to increase footfall and provide additional facilities for the Rydings complex. This has enabled us to extend our activities into the town and increase awareness and use of the building and its facilities

**Area of benefit:** BRIGHOUSE AND CALDERDALE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Kirklees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £1189 | £2935 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1454 | £5766 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £769 | £2446 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £822 | £1584 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £16 | £132 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elizabeth Lawley — appointed June 19, 2023
- Helen Margaret Atkinson — appointed June 19, 2023
- PAULINE MARSHALL M ED — appointed March 3, 2018