SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing bowls.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING BOWLS
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
“The facilities are provided by the two wholly owned subsidiary companies, SIBC Property Company Limited and SIBC Trading Limited.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Government income: £9,000 — grants £9,000 (1); 4% of the £230,769 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 05/02/2026, 5 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 01/02/2024, 1 day after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- David Weaver
- John Pepall
- Margaret Priddey
- Paul Rees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE W E DUNN TRUST | FY2024 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/08/2024 | £14k | Community Hub - Life Changes Social Connections |
| Sport England | 18/03/2024 | £9k | Increasing participation in bowls |
| UK government | 18/03/2024 | £9k | ALB-Sport England-Increasing participation in bowls |
| Sport England | 04/01/2021 | £7k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| Sport England | 18/06/2020 | £5k | COVID-19 CEF |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- CALLINGTON BOWLING CLUB
- ROYSTON BOWLING CLUB
- QUORN MILLS PARK BOWLING CLUB
- DARLINGTON INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED
- RADNORSHIRE INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION
- ENSONGLOPEDIA
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLIHULL INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED | £504k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CALLINGTON BOWLING CLUB | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYSTON BOWLING CLUB | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| QUORN MILLS PARK BOWLING CLUB | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DARLINGTON INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED | £145k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RADNORSHIRE INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION | £58k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |