ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED

Registered charity 1095215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIVE LIFE · filing overdue (register status)

Provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services for recreation and other leisure time occupation primarily in the district of Canterbury in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided to the public at large.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.9m
Latest spending
£4.8m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,544,995 for the 15-month period, yet holds a deficit in unrestricted funds of £31,421. The auditor has issued a disclaimer of opinion and identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing the administration of its parent entity and incomplete pension valuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one and two months of operating expenditure (held: £-31k)
“The Trustees have determined that unrestricted free reserves equivalent to between one and two months of operating expenditure represents an appropriate medium-term objective.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“These events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Charitable Company's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
“Because of the significance of the matter described in the basis for disclaimer of opinion section of our report, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on these financial statements.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2024)

Total income
£4.9m
Total spending
£4.8m
Reserves (reported)
£140k
Employees
240

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (100% 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/03/2025——
30/03/2024£4.9m£4.8m
31/12/2022£3.8m£4.0m
31/12/2021£3.6m£3.5m
31/12/2020£3.4m£3.7m

Common questions

Is ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £4,544,995 for the 15-month period, yet holds a deficit in unrestricted funds of £31,421. The auditor has issued a disclaimer of opinion and identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing the administration of its parent entity and incomplete pension valuations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED as a grant recipient include ROSCA TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSCA TRUSTFY2025£3k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2024£2k
ROSCA TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2018£5kTackling the Holiday Gap
Sport England15/12/2014£11kSistaz

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PROSPECTS FOUNDATION1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTIVE NATION UK LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE LIFE LIMITED£4.9m——unclear—material uncertainty
ACTIVE NATION UK LTD FY2023£14.4m£60,001 - £70,0004below—material uncertainty
LEGACY LEISURE LIMITED FY2025£40.0m——unclear—no doubt
Trilogy Active FY2025£9.6m——unclear—no doubt
ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED FY2025£2.7m£90,001 - £100,0005above—no doubt
Active Partnerships FY2025£3.5m——above—no doubt

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