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ABBEYCROFT LEISURE

Registered charity 1117138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Management of leisure facilities and services in Suffolk.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£13.5m
Latest spending
£13.3m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £160,419 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,334,848. However, the trustees acknowledge that free reserves of £249,849 are significantly below the stated policy target of approximately three months of expenditure (£3,333,475). The organization remains dependent on extraordinary utility support from local authorities to mitigate rising energy costs and maintain adequate cash levels through March 2027.

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: £250k)
“The board acknowledge that free reserves are lower than the target level of reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Babergh District Council
“Babergh District Council provides funding in the form of a management fee, to support the Charitable Company in carrying out its charitable objectives.” — page 50
“In 2024/25 transactions took place between the Trust and its wholly owned subsidiary Abbeycroft Enterprises Limited for provision of central support services, staffing and use of equipment. The total charge made by Abbeycroft Leisure was £9,932” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Abbeycroft Enterprises Limited
“Babergh District Council provides funding in the form of a management fee, to support the Charitable Company in carrying out its charitable objectives.” — page 50
“In 2024/25 transactions took place between the Trust and its wholly owned subsidiary Abbeycroft Enterprises Limited for provision of central support services, staffing and use of equipment. The total charge made by Abbeycroft Leisure was £9,932” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Abbeycroft Enterprises Limited
“The Charitable Company set up Abbeycroft Enterprises Limited on 30 January 2017. This is a private company limited by shares, of which the Charitable Company owns 100%.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

ABBEYCROFT ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £940k
  • Profit before tax: £73k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £132k
  • Debtors include £10,090 owed by group undertakings (2024: £0). Creditors include £11,321 owed to group undertakings (2024: £11,321).
“Deed of Covenant/Gift aid to the parent charity (131,567)”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Abbeycroft Leisure (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 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)

Total income
£13.5m
Total spending
£13.3m
Cost of raising funds
£917k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
484

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£13.5m£13.3m
31/03/2024£13.0m£12.7m
31/03/2023£11.2m£11.7m
31/03/2022£9.1m£9.7m
31/03/2021£6.0m£7.7m

Common questions

Is ABBEYCROFT LEISURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £160,419 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,334,848. However, the trustees acknowledge that free reserves of £249,849 are significantly below the stated policy target of approximately three months of expenditure (£3,333,475). The organization remains dependent on extraordinary utility support from local authorities to mitigate rising energy costs and maintain adequate cash levels through March 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

Who funds ABBEYCROFT LEISURE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABBEYCROFT LEISURE as a grant recipient include ST EDMUNDS TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NEW CROFT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ST EDMUNDS TRUSTFY2024£19k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE NEW CROFT FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kStaff costs to deliver disability football sessions in Haverhill

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2025£20kFamily Park Cooking - Half Terms
Sport England28/03/2023£35kMoving Communities Place
Sport England15/09/2021£52kCOVID-19 CLRF
Sport England09/05/2019£150kHadleigh Pool Replacement
Sport England22/10/2015£138kKeep Active
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2015£4kBury St Edmund's Intervention Sports Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2011£2kFit 4 You
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2006£5kEveryday Sports Campaign

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABBEYCROFT LEISURE£13.5m——below—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£275k—0within—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CROWBOROUGH SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£736k—0unclear—no doubt
ABBOTS BROMLEY SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt

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