THE OLD ALBANIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1107746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD ALBANIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, OLD ALBANIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED - CONVERSION TO A CHARITABLE CO LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular the provision of facilities for members of the public to engage in team sports, athletics, fitness training and other forms of physical recreation. To advance the physical development of persons attending educational establishments in St. Albans and surrounding areas, with a view to improving their conditions of life.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £217,686, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,223,886. The trustees acknowledge ongoing challenges regarding going concern due to the cost of living crisis impacting hospitality trading, but maintain that adequate resources exist to continue operations. The charity's reserves policy targets three to six months of expenditure, a level the trustees confirm has not been maintained.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rayner Essex LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
• Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~37.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (66% 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

• ANDREW ROBERT PAGE MCCREE
• Anna Marie Philpott · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Hughes
• David Robert Goodier
• MICHAEL EDWARD FISHER
• Matthew Peter Newby
• Paul Malcolm Richardson
• Paul Quinn
• Scott Bachmann

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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