SOUTH MANCHESTER GYMNASTICS CENTRE

Registered charity 1048000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CENTRE IS LOCATED IN SOUTH MANCHESTER AND ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFE PARTICIPATION IN GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES FOR A VARIETY OF GROUPS.

Objects

A.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISIOON OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION,IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR GYMNASTICS.B.THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH MANCHESTER THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN GYMNASTICS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH MANCHESTER

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

£340k

Latest spending

£392k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £52,671 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £242,680 to £190,009. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy they consider maintained throughout the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially misstated.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £190k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mark and Katie Langley are employed by the Charity and related to Susan Langley, a Trustee of the Charity. Both have been employed by the Charity for over 10 years and prior to Susan Langley being appointed as a Trustee. Their rate of pay is not influenced by Susan Lanley’s role as a Trustee.

“Mark and Katie Langley are employed by the Charity and related to Susan Langley, a Trustee of the Charity. Both have been employed by the Charity for over 10 years and prior to Susan Langley being appointed as a Trustee. Their rate of pay is not influenced by Susan Lanley’s role as a Trustee.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03070194 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

MCCOUBREY, John — director, appointed 04/07/2026on trustee list
WORSLEY, Lucy — director, appointed 28/04/2022on trustee list
LANGLEY, Susan Ruth — director, appointed 10/11/2019on trustee list
PARKER, John Vincent — director, appointed 01/10/2009on trustee list
WARD, Joan Lesley — director, appointed 01/10/2009on trustee list
PARKER, John Vincent — secretary, appointed 13/12/1997

Official officers record.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN VINCENT PARKER
Joan Lesley Ward · trustee of 1 other charity
John McCoubrey
Lucy Worsley
Susan Ruth Langley

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£340k	£392k
31/08/2024	£323k	£354k
31/08/2023	£320k	£341k
31/08/2022	£277k	£270k
31/08/2021	£276k	£220k

Common questions

Is SOUTH MANCHESTER GYMNASTICS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £52,671 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £242,680 to £190,009. The trustees maintain that unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy they consider maintained throughout the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially misstated. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS LTD.

MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS LTD income £1.0m
SOUTH ESSEX GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED income £2.0m
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED income £113k
SOUTH DURHAM GYMNASTICS income £701k
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED income £999k
GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY BASKETBALL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £316k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH MANCHESTER GYMNASTICS CENTRE	£340k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS LTD FY2025	£1.0m	£60,000 to £69,999	31	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH ESSEX GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£113k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
SOUTH DURHAM GYMNASTICS FY2025	£701k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED FY2025	£999k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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