ROCHDALE GATEWAY LEISURE LIMITED
Registered charity 1048950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GATEWAY LEISURE, RGLL
To provide, or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, for persons resident in the north west of England, who have the need for such facilities by reason of their learning disabilities or their social and economic circumstances, with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £225,724 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £733,940 to £508,216. The trustees note that local authority funding changes are having a detrimental impact on finances, but they remain confident in securing ongoing support and mitigating risks through diversification.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £369k)
“To manage financial risks it is a policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately 3 to 6 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rochdale Gateway Leisure (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- David Oglaza — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- BOTTOMLEY, David Roger — director, appointed 02/04/2025on trustee list
- WILKINSON, Kirsty Louise — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
- JENNINGS, Sarah Marie — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
- DUFFY, Paula — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
- CHOUDHURY, Hellal Ahmed — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
- ROE, Mark Stephen — director, appointed 23/11/2023on trustee list
- CHOUDHURY, Hellal — secretary, appointed 23/11/2023
Official officers record.
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 £177k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Rochdale Gateway Leisure Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 16/01/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- ANTHONY COLLINSON
- Hellal Ahmed Choudhury
- Kirsty Louise Wilkinson
- Mark Stephen Roe · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paula Duffy
- Sarah Marie Jennings
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bury · Lancashire · Oldham · Rochdale
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROCHDALE GATEWAY LEISURE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £225,724 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £733,940 to £508,216. The trustees note that local authority funding changes are having a detrimental impact on finances, but they remain confident in securing ongoing support and mitigating risks through diversification. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Government & lottery funding
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