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THE LENCHES SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUB

Registered charity 1068468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LENCHES SPORTS CLUB

provides sporting and recreational facilities to the local community

Objects

TO ORGANISE OR PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITHIN THE LENCHES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE PUPILS OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PLAY RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL, SOCCER, TENNIS, CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS SO AS TO ASSIST IN ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PUPILS AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS.

Area of benefit: THE LENCHES

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus on unrestricted activities of £11,280, adding to unrestricted funds which total £120,346. However, the charity is reliant on short-term credit, with creditors falling due within one year amounting to £1,050, which the Trustees expect to resolve within a short time frame. The organization also holds significant restricted funds of £185,170, primarily related to the Amphitheatre and Sports Pavilion projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Amphitheatre income (45% of income)
“Amphitheatre income 14,768” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: S J Roberts & Co (Tax Services) Limited, a company in which Trustee Mrs S.J Roberts is a director, provided accountancy services at a cost of £300.
“S J Roberts & Co (Tax Services) Limited (a company in which Mrs S.J Roberts is a director) provided accountancy services at a cost of £300. No balance was owed as at 31 March 2025” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lenches Sports and Recreation Club (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). 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: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£33k£38k
31/03/2024£111k£38k
31/03/2023£132k£41k
31/03/2022£34k£50k
31/03/2021£32k£27k

Common questions

Is THE LENCHES SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus on unrestricted activities of £11,280, adding to unrestricted funds which total £120,346. However, the charity is reliant on short-term credit, with creditors falling due within one year amounting to £1,050, which the Trustees expect to resolve within a short time frame. The organization also holds significant restricted funds of £185,170, primarily related to the Amphitheatre and Sports Pavilion projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2007£10kReplacement Perimeter Safty fence