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BARROW COMMUNITY BASKETBALL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1070366 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARROW COMMUNITY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, HOOPS SPORTS CENTRE

The activities of the charity are to promote education of children, young persons and the general purblic and to improve the quality of life of all such persons by providing basketball and other sporting and recreation facilities for the community of the Furness Peninsula areas of Cumbria.

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Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £30,091 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven largely by depreciation charges and total expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are relatively low at £36,069, though the charity maintains a policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources expected for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire of centre (86% of income)
“The main source of the income has been from the use of the sports hall £47,119”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three month’s expenditure (held: £36k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Independent examiner identified a matter of concern regarding historic unapproved free use of the sports hall and potential loss of income.
“I have completed my examination. The charity receives a proportion of total income from the hire of the sports hall to basketball clubs for training and residentials. During the year, the trustees discovered that the sports hall has been used in prior years for some events 'free of charge' without correct approval by the trustees.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£55k£85k
31/08/2024£76k£108k
31/08/2023£92k£132k
31/08/2022£65k£85k
31/08/2021£69k£76k

Common questions

Is BARROW COMMUNITY BASKETBALL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £30,091 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven largely by depreciation charges and total expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are relatively low at £36,069, though the charity maintains a policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources expected for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.