BERKSWELL & BALSALL COMMON SPORTS & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1126385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BBCSCA

Promotion and facilitation of amateur sport and recreation, and provision of community facilities.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT AND RECREATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BERKSWELL BALSALL COMMON AND TEMPLE BALSALL.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small increase in free reserves of £237, bringing the closing balance to £181,447. Cash balances increased to £84,874 due to the receipt of a £56,000 grant that was only partially expended by year-end. The charity maintains a ring-fenced reserve fund of £10,000 to cushion against unexpected reductions in income.

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 3 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£57k£57k
30/09/2024£48k£46k
30/09/2023£98k£99k
30/09/2022£48k£56k
30/09/2021£44k£32k

Common questions

Is BERKSWELL & BALSALL COMMON SPORTS & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small increase in free reserves of £237, bringing the closing balance to £181,447. Cash balances increased to £84,874 due to the receipt of a £56,000 grant that was only partially expended by year-end. The charity maintains a ring-fenced reserve fund of £10,000 to cushion against unexpected reductions in income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England03/06/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF