FUTURE STARS

Registered charity 1109835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE THRU HOOPS, WEST LONDON BASKETBALL PROJECT, WLBP

To provide basketball and other sport related opportunities for underprivileged youth

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS BY PROVIDING SPORTING FACILITIES, COACHING FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL AND OTHER SPORT. 2. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, SEX, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND OF REDUCING SOCIAL EXCLUSION.3. TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE A NUMBER OF SPORT AND LEISURE RELATED QUALIFICATIONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£267k

Latest spending

£211k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is wholly reliant on grant-making bodies, predominantly from the educational sector, and operates on a very lean basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent upon this revenue to sustain its charitable objectives. The unrestricted reserves increased to £95,677, which the trustees describe as building reserves to ensure the charity is in a healthy position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charity predominantly receives funding from grant making bodies from the educational sector. In addition to this the charity received funding from lottery funded bodies.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is very much dependent upon this revenue and budgets accordingly around the expected funding levels.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £7,964 — grants £7,964 (2); 3% of the £267,121 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £6,424 — grants £6,424 (1); 3% of the £254,703 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 5
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

ZBIGNIEW MAJEWSKIchair
Kramer Tres Knutson
Luis Felipe Cristobal Galindo

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£267k	£211k
31/08/2024	£255k	£223k
31/08/2023	£195k	£173k
31/08/2022	£185k	£187k
31/08/2021	£144k	£144k

Common questions

Is FUTURE STARS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is wholly reliant on grant-making bodies, predominantly from the educational sector, and operates on a very lean basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent upon this revenue to sustain its charitable objectives. The unrestricted reserves increased to £95,677, which the trustees describe as building reserves to ensure the charity is in a healthy position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	11/06/2020	£2k	COVID-19 CEF
Sport England	27/02/2019	£10k	Against All Odds
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/07/2018	£10k	Future Stars Summer Action
Sport England	22/05/2017	£9k	Hope Thru Hoops Development Project

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
THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£51k
PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT	1	£50k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£47k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£30k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CIO	1	£20k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUTURESTARS (WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA).

FUTURESTARS (WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA) income £169k
FUTURE income £268k
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST income £263k
FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING income £234k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
FUTURE DREAMS TRUST LIMITED income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FUTURE STARS	£267k	—	unclear	—	noted
FUTURESTARS (WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA) FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE FY2025	£268k	—	above	—	no doubt
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£263k	—	above	—	no doubt
FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING FY2025	£234k	—	above	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	above	—	no doubt

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