Sportily

Registered charity 1111077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OneLife Charity, PAINSWICK AND STROUD AREA LOCAL MINISTRIES, PSALMS, PUTTING SPORT ALONGSIDE LOCAL MINISTRIES

Advancing the Christian faith through sports ministry, with children, young people and their families, in community and school settings, across the Diocese of Gloucester.

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Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,995 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1,160,724. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £586,000 meet the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure, and the charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: In the band £60,001 - £70,000 2025 No. 2” — page 39

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: GDBF Grant (47% of income)

“47% of our total income related to the core grant from the GDBF (£539,745)” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six months of normal ongoing charitable expenditure (held: £586k)

“The Trustees consider it prudent to set the target level of General Fund reserves retained by the charity at between three and six months of normal ongoing charitable expenditure.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 22

“£644,745 (2024 - £646,386) was received from the member charity in funding. £8,506 (2024 - £8,113) was paid to the member charity for services provided. £250 (2024 - £Nil) was paid to the family member of a KMP individual for delivery of services.” — page 45

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.2m

Reserves (reported)

£586k

Employees

31

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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

Barry Mason · trustee of 2 other charities
David Peregrine
Dr Sandra Millar · trustee of 2 other charities
Jacqueline Colburn · trustee of 1 other charity
Karen Czapiewski · trustee of 1 other charity
Kevan Taylor · trustee of 4 other charities
Larisa Vinatoru
Nathan Jorden
Nigel Stone
Phelim O'Hare
The Venerable Katrina Scott · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/12/2024	£968k	£990k
31/12/2023	£948k	£885k
31/12/2022	£784k	£710k
31/12/2021	£965k	£554k

Common questions

Is Sportily financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,995 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1,160,724. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £586,000 meet the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure, and the charity is considered a going concern with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Sportily earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Sportily?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Sportily as a grant recipient include THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PAINSWICK, HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHELTENHAM.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£34k	Social Welfare and Community
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S PAINSWICK	FY2022	£9k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£8k	Young People
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CHELTENHAM	FY2021	£2k	Mission and evangelism / Donations/grants to charities

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	17/10/2022	£7k	Jubilee Fund - Sportily Korfball Network

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
CEO SLEEPOUT	1	£34k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH GLOUCESTER.

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH GLOUCESTER income £212k
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT income £133k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON income £201k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA income £534k
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED income £1.2m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TIDENHAM WITH BEACHLEY AND LANCAUT income £180k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Sportily	£1.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH GLOUCESTER FY2025	£212k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON FY2025	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA FY2025	£534k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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