SAPPHIRE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS LTD

Registered charity 1124906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gymnastics sessions.

Objects

TO ACQUIRE ALL THE PROPERTY ASSETS OF SAPPHIRE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, STUDENTS IN FULL TIME EDUCATION AND YOUNG PERSONS OUT OF EDUCATION AND ALSO THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENT IN DACORUM AND ADJOINING DISTRICT ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE AREA OF BENEFIT " ) THIS WILL BE DONE BY ORGANISING OR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO UNDERTAKE GYMNASTICS ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND STUDENTS IN FULL TIME EDUCATION AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS.THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR UNDERTAKING GYMNASTICS AND ASSOCIATED DISCIPLINES IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: DACORUM AND ADJOINING DISTRICT

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

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Latest income

£849k

Latest spending

£847k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £617,834, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy aim of maintaining six months of running costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income of £848,962 against expenditure of £847,079, resulting in a positive cash flow from operating activities of £120,530.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gymnastics club (92% of income)

“Gymnastics club 783,984”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Six months running costs allowing for fluctuations in income and ongoing equipment purchase and repair. A reserve for the costs of purchasing and converting new premises. (held: £618k)

“It is the Trustees' aim to maintain free reserves at: 1. Six months running costs allowing for fluctuations in income and ongoing equipment purchase and repair. 2. A reserve for the costs of purchasing and converting new premises.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£846k

Total spending

£847k

Reserves (reported)

£618k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Louise Morrison-Smythchair
Elizabeth Kincaid
Lynda Driver
Ross Hudson-O'toole
Ruth Frances Gungadoo
Yvette Gungadoo

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£849k	£847k
31/08/2024	£779k	£667k
31/08/2023	£662k	£729k
31/08/2022	£725k	£610k
31/08/2021	£667k	£558k

Common questions

Is SAPPHIRE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £617,834, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy aim of maintaining six months of running costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income of £848,962 against expenditure of £847,079, resulting in a positive cash flow from operating activities of £120,530. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	15/05/2020	£10k	COVID-19 CEF
Sport England	10/12/2013	£10k	Sapphire New Site

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy.

Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy income £245k
SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS income £343k
BRUMBY GYMNASTICS ACADEMY income £125k
PLYMOUTH SWALLOWS SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS income £385k
WEALD GYMNASTICS CENTRE income £414k
HEATHROW SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS & DANCE LTD income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAPPHIRE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS LTD	£849k	—	above	—	no doubt
Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy FY2024	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025	£343k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRUMBY GYMNASTICS ACADEMY FY2025	£125k	—	below	—	no doubt
PLYMOUTH SWALLOWS SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025	£385k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEALD GYMNASTICS CENTRE FY2025	£414k	—	above	—	no doubt

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