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ACTIVE NATION UK LTD

Registered charity 1047742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED, D C COMMUNITY LEISURE LIMITED, D C SPORTS AND LEISURE TRUST · repeated filing default (register status)

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the general public in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£14.4m
Latest spending
£15.4m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,037,570 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £(3,885,702). The auditor has identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to negative impacts on operating position and cash flow from the pandemic and rising costs. Despite these challenges, the trustees remain confident that strategic measures will enable the charity to meet its obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 4” — page 33
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 4” — page 33
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-3.9m)
“The Balance Sheet shows unrestricted reserves of (£3,885,702) for FY23.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that there was a deficit of £1,037,570 for the year ended 31 March 2023 and net liabilities of £3,885,702. Recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and increasing costs have negatively impacted ongoing the operating position and cash flow of the Group and parent charitable company. As stated in note 2.2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in the note 2.2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 11
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Active Nation UK Trading Limited
“The Charity's trading subsidiary, Active Nation UK Trading Ltd, remains dormant, exploring opportunities to reduce/eliminate the deficit.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
creditors-voluntary-liquidation — 2025-05-28
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

Corporate structure

ACTIVE NATION UK TRADING LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Creditors include £90,108 owed to group undertakings (2024 and 2023).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£14.4m
Total spending
£15.4m
Cost of raising funds
£405
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
266

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Hampshire · Lancashire · Lincolnshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024——
31/03/2023£14.4m£15.4m
31/03/2022£11.9m£13.0m
31/03/2021£8.5m£9.8m

Common questions

Is ACTIVE NATION UK LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,037,570 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £(3,885,702). The auditor has identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to negative impacts on operating position and cash flow from the pandemic and rising costs. Despite these challenges, the trustees remain confident that strategic measures will enable the charity to meet its obligations. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ACTIVE NATION UK LTD earn?

Per its FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England24/05/2023£9kSailability
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kOn the right path with Active Steps!
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2016£10kPersuading the youth to be active
Sport England27/06/2016£10kBack To Windsurfing
Sport England15/12/2014£50kSaints v Syn's Physical activity project
Sport England21/05/2014£161kActive Southampton Disability Sports Legacy
Sport England02/05/2014£1kEmergency Flood Relief
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2008£9kProviding Athletic Equipment for Competition Events for the Community

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 PROSPECTS FOUNDATION1£11k
ROSCA TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE NATION UK LTD£14.4m£60,001 - £70,0004below—material uncertainty
ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED FY2024£4.9m——unclear—material uncertainty
ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED FY2025£2.7m£90,001 - £100,0005above—no doubt
LEGACY LEISURE LIMITED FY2024£37.1m——unclear—no doubt
VALLEY LEISURE LIMITED FY2025£968k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt

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