THE SOUTHGATE SPORTS AND LEISURE TRUST

Registered charity 1044035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a recreation and leisure facility for the benefit of the inhabitants of Southgate and the surrounding area. To encourage participation in sporting, recreational and leisure activities including coaching and training.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£220k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a profit of £91,163 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing to £220,408. The trustees confirm that reserves, cash, and investment positions are adequate to continue fulfilling aims and objectives, with unrestricted funds totaling £927,364. The organization relies heavily on donations and investment income to support its sporting and educational activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in the region of £100,000 (held: £927k)
The Board aims to keep a modest level of reserves, sufficient in their view to ensure that the Trust can continue to operate for a reasonable period should levels of income become insufficient to support ongoing commitments. This is calculated to be in the region of £100,000. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Treasurer is a director and shareholder of CHJ Consulting Limited, which prepared the financial statements.
Since 2020 the board approved that the preparation of the financial statements of the company would be prepared by CHJ Consulting Limited (formerly CHJ Associates Limited), a company of which the Treasurer is a Director and Shareholder. CHJ Consulting Limited invoiced £1,062 in respect of this work in the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £864). There were no other transactions with connected parties during the year. — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. 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: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£220k£148k
31/12/2023£142k£99k
31/12/2022£118k£97k
31/12/2021£65k£91k
31/12/2020£55k£72k

Common questions

Is THE SOUTHGATE SPORTS AND LEISURE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a profit of £91,163 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income increasing to £220,408. The trustees confirm that reserves, cash, and investment positions are adequate to continue fulfilling aims and objectives, with unrestricted funds totaling £927,364. The organization relies heavily on donations and investment income to support its sporting and educational activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England13/01/2012£50kPitch/Carpets Replacement Project.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Sports Trust.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOUTHGATE SPORTS AND LEISURE TRUST£220k0aboveno doubt
The Sports Trust FY2024£1.4m£70,001 - £80,0001unclearno doubt
BOROUGH OF HAVANT SPORT AND LEISURE TRUST FY2025£8.1munclearno doubt
DACORUM SPORTS TRUST FY2025£3.2mUnder £60,0000aboveno doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£229k0belowno doubt
THE JOHN CLEMENTS SPORTS AND COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024£139k0unclearno doubt

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