FUNFISHERS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1037734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FISHERGATE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, FUNFISHERS

FUNFISHERS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR THE SUPPORT, CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-5 YEARS, IN THE FORM OF PLAYGROUP; CHILDREN BETWEEN 5-11 YEARS WHO ATTEND A SCHOOL IN THE FISHERGATE AREA OF YORK FOR BREAKFAST AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB; IN ADDITION WE HAVE A HOLIDAY CLUB RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR ALL CHILDREN AGED 0-11 YEAR OLD.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 0 AND 5 YEARS, CHILDREN BETWEEN 5 AND 11 YEARS WHO ATTEND A SCHOOL IN THE FISHERGATE AREA OF YORK, AND A HOLIDAY CLUB DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OPEN TO ANY 3-11 YEAR OLDS.

Area of benefit: FISHERGATE AREA OF YORK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£472k

Latest spending

£506k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,606 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a planned reinvestment budget despite increased activity levels. Unrestricted reserves stood at £195,016, which the trustees describe as sufficient to ensure orderly closure if necessary, though no specific policy target is quantified. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Marsh
Joanne Mahon
Patricia Barrett
Sarah Jane Wood
Sharon Gallagher

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£472k	£506k
31/03/2024	£399k	£329k
31/03/2023	£281k	£229k
31/03/2022	£242k	£216k
31/03/2021	£196k	£205k

Common questions

Is FUNFISHERS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,606 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a planned reinvestment budget despite increased activity levels. Unrestricted reserves stood at £195,016, which the trustees describe as sufficient to ensure orderly closure if necessary, though no specific policy target is quantified. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/01/2008	£10k	Funfishers
City of York Council	—	£600	SHINE grant
City of York Council	—	£780	SHINE grant

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
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£185k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB.

POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £222k
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £269k
THE KOOL KIDS CLUB income £226k
FUN 4 KIDZ income £1.2m
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £122k
FISHWICK RANGERS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME income £145k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FUNFISHERS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB	£472k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2024	£269k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KOOL KIDS CLUB FY2025	£226k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB FY2026	£122k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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