BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE
Registered charity 1076681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
PROVIDES SPORTS AND LESIURE ACTIVITIES
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £1,163,043 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £22,144,271 against expenditure of £20,246,961. Per the trustees' report, the group maintained free reserves of £13,664,319, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of income resources. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Fees, rents and charges (79% of income)
“Fees, rents and charges 17,398,750” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of income resources (held: £13.7m)
“The Trustees have reviewed the Reserves Policy and level of unrestricted funds and have determined that target free reserves should be at least three months of income resources for the group.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration: Mrs V A Mills (£12,134) and Mrs D Pozorski (£7,281).
“The only members of the Board of Trustees who receive remuneration are the Chairs and the Company Secretary.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Chair remuneration
“During the year Mrs V A Mills, the chair of Barnsley Premier Leisure, received £12,134 (2024 - £11,377) for services rendered for holding the chair position of the trust.” — page 39
“During the year Mrs D Pozorski, the chair of Barnsley Premier Leisure Trading Ltd, received £7,281 (2024 - £6,826) for services rendered for holding the chair position of the trading company. These fees were paid by the trust.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary chair remuneration
“During the year Mrs V A Mills, the chair of Barnsley Premier Leisure, received £12,134 (2024 - £11,377) for services rendered for holding the chair position of the trust.” — page 39
“During the year Mrs D Pozorski, the chair of Barnsley Premier Leisure Trading Ltd, received £7,281 (2024 - £6,826) for services rendered for holding the chair position of the trading company. These fees were paid by the trust.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Amounts owed to group undertakings: £183,311 (2024: £181,837)
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.
- HANCOCK, Carmen Elizabeth — director, appointed 20/07/2026on trustee list
- GASKELL, Andrew Ian — director, appointed 12/06/2026on trustee list
- BRYAN, Stanley John — director, appointed 29/05/2026on trustee list
- RYAN, Mark — director, appointed 23/02/2024on trustee list
- MOYES, Peter David — director, appointed 23/02/2024on trustee list
- HAWDEN, Nichola Jayne — director, appointed 23/02/2024on trustee list
- MCFEELY, Benjamin Thomas — director, appointed 24/02/2017on trustee list
- AINSWORTH, Andrew — director, appointed 24/02/2017on trustee list
- POZORSKI, Denise Jayne — director, appointed 29/06/2007on trustee list
- MILLS, Valerie Anne — director, appointed 27/09/2006on trustee list
- METHLEY, Alan — director, appointed 17/02/2006on trustee list
- LODGE, Stephen — secretary, appointed 22/10/2009
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 5.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- VALERIE ANN MILLSchair
- ALAN METHLEY · trustee of 3 other charities
- ANDREW AINSWORTH
- Andrew Gaskell
- Benjamin McFeely
- Carmen Hancock
- Councillor Stanley Bryan
- Denise Pozorski · trustee of 1 other charity
- Mark Ryan
- Nichola Hawden
- Peter Moyes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BARNSLEY PREMIER LEISURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £1,163,043 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £22,144,271 against expenditure of £20,246,961. Per the trustees' report, the group maintained free reserves of £13,664,319, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of income resources. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
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