ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Registered charity 1096171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a gym, dance studio, sports hall & various fitness classes to the community and young people.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF ST MARY'S COLLEGE AT CRANBROOK AVENUE KINGSTON UPON HULL ("THE COLLEGE") BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PLAY SPORTS INSOFAR AS SUCH FACILITIES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PUPILS OF THE COLLEGE THEY SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HEALTHFUL RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REGARD FOR THE NEEDS OF THE YOUNG AGED INFIRM AND DISABLED.

Area of benefit: KINGSTON UPON HULL.

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£165k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,928 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total funds carried forward increased to £105,427, with unrestricted reserves standing at £105,427. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months of expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves appear sufficient to meet this target based on the reported expenditure levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months expenditure on charitable objectives and management of the organisation (held: £105k)

“The trustees consider the most appropriate level to be 6 months expenditure on charitable objectives and management of the organisation.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with the controlling Trust as the company's results are consolidated into the Trust's Financial Statements for the year.

“The ultimate controlling party is St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust (Registered number: 09023802), a company registered in England and Wales. Its registered address is St Mary's College, Cranbrook Avenue, Hull, HU6 7TN.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

David Laws
PETER ALLEN FEARNLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Sophie Teasdale

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£203k	£165k
31/08/2024	£168k	£196k
31/08/2023	£141k	£298k
31/08/2022	£137k	£151k
31/08/2021	£165k	£276k

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,928 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total funds carried forward increased to £105,427, with unrestricted reserves standing at £105,427. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months of expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves appear sufficient to meet this target based on the reported expenditure levels. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO	1	£190k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED income £1.2m
SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS income £343k
ST DAY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION income £160k
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED income £999k
HEATHROW SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS & DANCE LTD income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	£203k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	below	—	no doubt
SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025	£343k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST DAY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED FY2025	£999k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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