SANDWELL LEISURE TRUST
Registered charity 1102431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SANDWELL SPORT AND LEISURE TRUST
SLT provides/assists in the provision of facilities and services for recreational, sporting or other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare.SLT operates 9 Leisure Centres under contract to Sandwell MBC
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £512,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £3,558,234. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, supported by a supplementary agreement ensuring continued financial support from Sandwell MBC. The charity maintains uncommitted reserves of £1,935,149, which exceeds its stated policy target of £900,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £900k (held: £1.9m)
“The Board's current policy is to maintain an uncommitted reserve of £900k to protect against downside cost risks identified in our risk register.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report states the headcount includes full-time, part-time, casual, and self-employed workers.
“The following information is based on a headcount of 320 (2024; 350) which includes full and part time employees, regular casual workers and contractors engaged on a self-employed basis”
The report provides specific figures for the mean gender pay gap compared to the previous year.
“When comparing mean pay, the female hourly rate is 0.07% less than males. (1.13% more than males in 2024).”
The report provides specific figures for the median gender pay gap compared to the previous year.
“When comparing median pay, the female hourly rate is 0.31% higher than males. (4.51% higher than males in 2024).”
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ROSSER, David Michael, Dr — director, appointed 26/04/2024on trustee list
- THOMAS, Scott — director, appointed 25/04/2024on trustee list
- WASHBOURNE, Stephen Richard — director, appointed 22/01/2024on trustee list
- BRIGGS, Melanie Anne — director, appointed 09/06/2023on trustee list
- KING, Neil Graham — director, appointed 17/05/2023on trustee list
- PEARCE, Tracy Marie — director, appointed 17/05/2023on trustee list
- PIDDOCK, Paul Francis Martin — director, appointed 11/09/2018on trustee list
- VENABLES, Penelope Jane — director, appointed 04/02/2014on trustee list
- DILLION, Sonia Marion — secretary, appointed 12/05/2008
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£118k
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Penelope Jane Venableschair
- David Rosser
- MELANIE BRIGGS
- NEIL KING
- Paul Francis Martin Piddock
- Scott Thomas
- Stephen Washbourne
- TRACY PEARCE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sandwell · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SANDWELL LEISURE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £512,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds standing at £3,558,234. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, supported by a supplementary agreement ensuring continued financial support from Sandwell MBC. The charity maintains uncommitted reserves of £1,935,149, which exceeds its stated policy target of £900,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP.
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