TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1092287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HULL CITY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY

The Trust works with children of all ages delivering various sports and multi-skills activities covering health and well being(Imagine your Goals, Fit 2 Play, Tigers FC).We also work with the Prince's Trust on various projects whilst also delivering social inclusion projects such as Kickz. We also provide Educational programmes for young Adults through a partnership with Selby College.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF EAST YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH.3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.3.4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit: EAST YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE AND SURROUDNING AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £85,763 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £651,323. The trustees report that these reserves are below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£847,022), though they consider the current levels sufficient to cover working capital needs. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Income of £250 received from Chris O'Neill Consulting Limited, a company where trustee Christopher O'Neill is a director.
“Further income was received from Chris O'Neill Consulting Limited, a company in which the trustee Christopher O'Neill is a director of, totalling £250 relating to a golf day donation.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Tigers Trust Arena Limited
“In 2016, the charitable company set up a wholly owned trading subsidiary, The Tigers Trust Arena Limited. The purpose of the subsidiary is to undertake the management of the Arena.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HLAS Audit Limited. Discloses 3 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 — Tigers Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£865k
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/08/2024£1.8m£1.6m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/08/2022£1.6m£1.4m
31/08/2021£1.5m£1.3m

Common questions

Is TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £85,763 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves of £651,323. The trustees report that these reserves are below their stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£847,022), though they consider the current levels sufficient to cover working capital needs. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HLAS Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England13/04/2010£10kHull City Football In The Community Disability Sport Project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2010£10kHull City In The Community Disability Sports Project
Sport England31/07/2009£49kPremier League 4 Sport
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2006£10kCommunity Website

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
TIGERS TRUST FY2025£327k—0below—noted
LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION FY2025£432k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
LONDON TIGERS FY2025£682k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
The Iron Foundation FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt

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