National All Star Skills Academy

Registered charity 1114835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NASSA, NEWHAM ALL STAR SPORTS ACADEMY

National All Star Skills Academy (NASSA) supports young people through skills development, mentoring and pathways into training and employment. It works closely with young people with SEND, as well as women and girls, to promote inclusion. Key initiatives include knife crime prevention through the Carry A Basketball Not A Blade programme, delivered with schools and community partners nationwide.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£334k

Latest spending

£340k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £5,939 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £4,396. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £25,000, which is significantly higher than the current unrestricted deficit of £17,927. The charity is exempt from audit under small companies' regulations and relies on an independent examiner for its financial review.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Mercers Trust

“Mercers Trust 25,995 36,771 62,766” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-18k; policy: £25,000)

“Unrestricted Funds (17,927)” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related party transaction with Tate & Lyle LTD, the association office address provider, listed as a donor.

“Tate & Lyle 12,000 - 12,000 14,500” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National All Star Skills Academy (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Cush Berlyn
MUNZA NASIM
TAMARA EGOROVA

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

Operates in: Angola · Barking And Dagenham · Hackney · India · Malawi · Newham · Nigeria · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Trinidad And Tobago · Uganda · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£334k	£340k
30/09/2024	£343k	£340k
30/09/2023	£404k	£400k
30/09/2022	£296k	£304k
30/09/2021	£361k	£382k

Common questions

Is National All Star Skills Academy financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £5,939 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £4,396. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £25,000, which is significantly higher than the current unrestricted deficit of £17,927. The charity is exempt from audit under small companies' regulations and relies on an independent examiner for its financial review. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds National All Star Skills Academy?

Funders whose own accounts filings name National All Star Skills Academy as a grant recipient include BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/03/2026	£90k	Future Opportunities through Community Unity and Sport (FOCUS Newham)
The Mercers' Company	24/02/2026	£178k	Grant to National All Star Skills Academy
Sport England	18/11/2025	£15k	Mothers and Fathers in Sport (MAFIS)
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/05/2024	£20k	Newham Women United (NWU)
Sport England	28/03/2024	£12k	Mothers in Sport (MiS)
Sport England	04/05/2023	£15k	Community American Football sessions
The Mercers' Company	01/04/2023	£188k	Grant to Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/10/2022	£179k	Enough is Enough 2022
Sport England	23/06/2022	£10k	Jubilee Fund - Newham Ward Championships (NWC)
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2022	£10k	NASSA Volunteering Programme (NVP)
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/01/2021	£10k	Modern Approaches to Developing Exercise (MADE)
Sport England	11/01/2021	£10k	COVID19 Return to Play
Greater London Authority	01/10/2020	£35k	Newham All Star Sports Academy
The Mercers' Company	05/05/2020	£10k	Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/03/2020	£45k	Enough is Enough
Greater London Authority	01/01/2020	£135k	Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)
Sport England	21/11/2019	£63k	Enough is Enough
The Mercers' Company	04/04/2019	£75k	Grant to Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)
Sport England	28/06/2018	£10k	Enough is Enough (EE)
Sport England	18/10/2016	£9k	Respect and Inclusion through Sports Empowerment (RISE)
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/04/2016	£10k	Respect, Inclusion, Support, Empowerment (RISE) through Sport
Greater London Authority	06/01/2015	£2k	Grant to Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA)
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2014	£10k	Physical Activity for Mental Health
Sport England	19/11/2014	£10k	Women's Community Basketball
Sport England	29/05/2013	£60k	Newham Community Sports Programme (NCSP)