EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1005890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a sports centre and ancillary activities for recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the local area.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £102,864 in unrestricted cash and maintains a strong balance sheet. Per the trustees' report, the charity is solvent in relation to expectations of future needs. The stated reserves policy target is to maintain reserves equivalent to 3-9 months of expenses, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £47,550.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £48k; policy: 3-9 months of expenses)
“the goal is to maintain Reserves of 3-9 months of expenses, subject to Trustee review. £47,550”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£229k£251k
31/12/2024£228k£219k
31/12/2023£116k£105k
31/12/2022£148k£148k
31/12/2021£115k£106k

Common questions

Is EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £102,864 in unrestricted cash and maintains a strong balance sheet. Per the trustees' report, the charity is solvent in relation to expectations of future needs. The stated reserves policy target is to maintain reserves equivalent to 3-9 months of expenses, with actual unrestricted reserves held at £47,550. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£80kCommunity Sports
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£700Community Sports

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 Teesside Charity1£9k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED£229k—0below—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt
SEVERN CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2024£289k—0unclear—no doubt
VICTORIA PARK HARRIERS AND TOWER HAMLETS AC FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt

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