THATCHAM TORNADOES FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1109499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THATCHAM TORNADOES

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Thatcham and its surrounding area, in particular the provision of facilities for the playing of football to advance the education of young people under the age of eighteen so as to promote and encourage their physical development.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THATCHAM AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN SO AS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THEIR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Area of benefit: THATCHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £102,508 at the year-end, representing a net increase from the previous year's £94,595. The trustees declare that there is no policy on reserves, with cash assets carried forward to meet future fluctuations. Total receipts for the period were £111,542 against total payments of £103,629.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions (55% of income)
“Subscriptions 61,084”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£112k£104k
31/05/2024£104k£93k
31/05/2023£98k£72k
31/05/2022£76k£72k
31/05/2021£52k£32k

Common questions

Is THATCHAM TORNADOES FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £102,508 at the year-end, representing a net increase from the previous year's £94,595. The trustees declare that there is no policy on reserves, with cash assets carried forward to meet future fluctuations. Total receipts for the period were £111,542 against total payments of £103,629.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/08/2022£2kWEURO Legacy New Team Grant

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 LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION1£50k
GRANTSCAPE1£33k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAUNTON YOUTH FC COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THATCHAM TORNADOES FOOTBALL CLUB£112k—0unclear—no doubt
TAUNTON YOUTH FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
TOPSHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2026£401k—0above—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025£15.7m——unclear—no doubt
NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£117k—0below3235.0%no doubt
GATESHEAD FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt

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