SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1094579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B.K.B.C., BRICK KILN BOWLS CLUB, S.I.B.C.

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing bowls.

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Latest income
£504k
Latest spending
£469k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £133,617, a figure the trustees consider below their policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that reserves have dropped during the year and are actively seeking ways to restore them to operating levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £134k; policy: between six and twelve month's expenditure)
“This level of reserves has dropped during the year and the club are actively seeking ways to restore the reserves to operating level.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SIBC Property Company Limited, SIBC Trading Limited
“The facilities are provided by the two wholly owned subsidiary companies, SIBC Property Company Limited and SIBC Trading Limited.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£504k
Total spending
£469k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (50% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£504k£469k
31/03/2024£324k£356k
31/03/2023£231k£272k
31/03/2022£254k£194k
31/03/2021£101k£107k

Common questions

Is SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £133,617, a figure the trustees consider below their policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The trustees acknowledge that reserves have dropped during the year and are actively seeking ways to restore them to operating levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE W E DUNN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2024£14kCommunity Hub - Life Changes Social Connections
Sport England18/03/2024£9kIncreasing participation in bowls
UK government18/03/2024£9kALB-Sport England-Increasing participation in bowls
Sport England04/01/2021£7kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England18/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF