LADYBRIDGE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED

Registered charity 1087770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L.S.L.

Advancing the education of children & young people by providing facilities, buildings and opportunities for playing football so as to promote & encourage their physical development.

Objects

(A) TO DEVELOP THE CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING(B) TO ORGANISE AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ANY PART OF LANCASHIRE(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDING IN LANCASHIRE BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL SO AS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE CHARITY'S FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE

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
£219k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £111,095 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds of £869,457. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and designate the majority of funds (£769,561) for future facility replacements. No material uncertainties or governance failures are disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions and memberships (85% of income)
“85% of the charity's income has been generated from members etc with the remaining 15% provided by external sources.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £869k; policy: Build up to help finance replacement of existing AGP in 2027 and investment at both of the clubs sports grounds)
“The reserves will be built up to help finance replacement of existing AGP in 2027 and investment at both of the clubs sports grounds.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Immediate family member of a trustee received employment benefits.
“An immediate family member of one of the trustees received employment benefits of £27,699 during the year. (2023: £26,194)” — page 10
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£219k£105k
30/11/2024£215k£104k
30/11/2023£213k£136k
30/11/2022£199k£116k
30/11/2021£150k£86k

Common questions

Is LADYBRIDGE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £111,095 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds of £869,457. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and designate the majority of funds (£769,561) for future facility replacements. No material uncertainties or governance failures are disclosed. Its FY2024 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 Fund24/05/2006£5kLadybridge Festival of Football

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LADYBRIDGE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED£219k—0below—no doubt
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt
RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB FY2025£360k—0above—no doubt
THE LEEDS UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025£2.4m——within—no doubt
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£164k—0below—no doubt

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