THE LACROSSE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1117592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH OF ENGLAND LACROSSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

To promote community participation in lacrosse.To assist providing facilities for lacrosse.To advance the education of young people in the sport of lacrosse.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN LACROSSE AND OTHER SPORTS THAT CONSTITUTE HEALTHY RECREATION ("FACILITIES" MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING EVENTS); (2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; AND (4) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE GREAT BRITAIN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £804,120 to £714,006, a level the trustees consider sufficient to meet the next year’s projected expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £73,625, funded by incoming resources of £44,175 and a reduction in investment assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lacrosse Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT COLLINGEchair
• ADAM FOOTITT
• AMIT BISWAS
• ARAGON ST-CHARLES
• Alice Innes
• Ally McDonald Alonso
• Sarah Laptain

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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