WEST OF ENGLAND SPORT TRUST
Inspiring People, Empowering Organisations and Creating Opportunities through Sport and Physical Activity.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £3,656 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,283,253 and total expenditure of £1,279,597. The trustees confirm that the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves of £635,683 to meet its recurring commitments and maintain adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees will aim to maintain a balance of £250k £500k in reserves to cover working capital requirements and to allow for wind up costs should that occur.” — page 13
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Alison Findlay
- Anna Clare Hall
- Daniel Maurice Nugent Palmer
- Martin Bisp
- Nadia Fauzi Saba
- Simon Russell
- Susan Lesley Dors
- Tabinda Rashid-Fadel
- William Brown
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £2.3m | £1.5m |
| 31/03/2021 | £874k | £863k |
Common questions
Is WEST OF ENGLAND SPORT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £3,656 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,283,253 and total expenditure of £1,279,597. The trustees confirm that the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves of £635,683 to meet its recurring commitments and maintain adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming LLP.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 14/11/2025 | £60k | Bristol Girls Can |
| Sport England | 29/01/2025 | £138k | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 02/05/2024 | £180k | Bristol Girls Can |
| Sport England | 19/03/2024 | £26k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 10/11/2023 | £382k | Sport Welfare Officers |
| Sport England | 03/01/2023 | £101k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 19/12/2022 | £49k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 28/04/2022 | £462k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 25/04/2022 | £2.7m | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 27/01/2022 | £8k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 22/09/2021 | £36k | B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy |
| Sport England | 12/07/2021 | £310k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 12/03/2021 | £183k | Opening School Facilities Phase 2 |
| Sport England | 26/11/2020 | £13k | CSP Daily Mile |
| Sport England | 09/10/2020 | £602k | Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover) |
| Sport England | 21/09/2020 | £80k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 09/09/2020 | £8k | Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 |
| Sport England | 02/06/2020 | £80k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 06/02/2020 | £159k | Satellite clubs |
| Sport England | 03/02/2020 | £9k | CSP Daily Mile |
| Sport England | 21/11/2019 | £7k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 20/08/2019 | £116k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 02/08/2019 | £8k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 08/05/2019 | £80k | Local Workforce Development |
| Sport England | 12/02/2019 | £129k | Satellite clubs |
Charities like this
- West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd
- WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD
- BRIDPORT AND WEST DORSET SPORTS TRUST LIMITED
- ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST
- WRITHLINGTON TRUST
- NEWTON ABBOT AND DISTRICT RECREATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST OF ENGLAND SPORT TRUST | £1.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd | £1.3m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD | £383k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRIDPORT AND WEST DORSET SPORTS TRUST LIMITED | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET TRUST | £41.7m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WRITHLINGTON TRUST | £6.3m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |