FUSION LIFESTYLE

Registered charity 1107737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

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Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£58.0m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the group ended the year with unrestricted net reserves in deficit of £10.9m, following a significant operational loss. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis but disclosed material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue trading, specifically dependent on securing management fee support from local authorities and adhering to new financial covenants.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by McCabe Ford Williams. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Employee count stated in 'About S&W' and 'CEO Review'.
“S&W has more than 2,100 employees and more than 140 partners operating from 18 towns and cities in the UK and Ireland.”
Pro forma revenue figure from Financial Review.
“On a pro forma basis, the Group delivered revenue of £267.6 million, reflecting a combination of organic performance across the existing client base and the contribution from acquisitions completed in the current period.”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

46 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £220k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£50.8m
Total spending
£58.0m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1,865

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable 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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024——
31/12/2022£5.1m£58.0m
31/12/2021£43.9m£43.9m
31/12/2020£48.7m£66.9m

Common questions

Is FUSION LIFESTYLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the group ended the year with unrestricted net reserves in deficit of £10.9m, following a significant operational loss. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis but disclosed material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue trading, specifically dependent on securing management fee support from local authorities and adhering to new financial covenants. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by McCabe Ford Williams.

Who funds FUSION LIFESTYLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUSION LIFESTYLE as a grant recipient include HEART RESEARCH UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HEART RESEARCH UKFY2022£7kA six week self referral healthy lifestyle programme which will focus on all aspects of physical and mental health that can impact our hearts.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England19/08/2025£14kThe Diabetes Active Wellbeing Network
Sport England27/03/2024£13kCleveland Pools - Flood Relief
Sport England07/07/2023£10kInteractive Exercise Wall for stroke rehab and elderly
Sport England06/03/2023£2kMother and Baby Yoga class
Sport England19/10/2020£2kToyota Parasport Fund - Inclusive Gymnastics
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£9kAfter Schools My Time
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/09/2015£7.1m"The restoration of Grade II listed Broomhill Pool to provide swimming, fitness and community facilities"
Sport England29/07/2015£10kTogether As One
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£10kESCAPE Programme
Greater London Authority12/01/2015£2kGrant to Fusion Lifestyle
Sport England12/12/2013£43kFriday Night Project
Sport England12/03/2013£3kCricket Development
Sport England22/05/2012£4kPre-school and Junior Gymnastics
Sport England05/07/2011£3kBarton Community Table Tennis Club

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
CEO SLEEPOUT1£34k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FUSION LIFESTYLE£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES FY2025£1.4m—0within—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
DACORUM SPORTS TRUST FY2025£3.2mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.5m—0within—no doubt

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