CIRCADIAN TRUST
Registered charity 1111467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEISURE
Provision of sport, recreational and leisure facilities.Promotion and protection of good health.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £461,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £14.1 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3 million at year-end, although the charity notes it is below its stated policy target of £2.2 million in free reserves. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.0m; policy: three months of trading expenses)
“At the year end we should have had free reserves of £2.2m against actual reserves of £1.7m. Our plan is to continue steadily replenishing our reserves until we meet our target.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sphere Leisure Limited
“The wholly owned trading subsidiary Sphere Leisure Limited is incorporated in the United Kingdom (company number 05449293) and pays profits up to its taxable threshold to the charity through dividends. Sphere Leisure Limited operates the cafes and all other commercial trading operations on behalf of the Trust.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Property (HM Land Registry)
5 registered titles 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Abdulhamid Junior Sheikh
- Alexander Joseph Nicholas George Doyle
- Amy Jane Coppock
- Christopher Clarke
- Dr Alison Wint
- Franklin Owusu-Antwi · trustee of 1 other charity
- James Iles
- Joanne Hall
- Julie Kay Lambden
- Laurence Antony Shah
- Lawrence Wortman
- Mark Crutchley
- Nalin Parmar
- Robert John Seaman
- Simon David Johnson
- Stacey Mead
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CIRCADIAN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £461,521 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £14.1 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3 million at year-end, although the charity notes it is below its stated policy target of £2.2 million in free reserves. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds CIRCADIAN TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CIRCADIAN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION.
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