CHELMSFORD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1131920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHELMSFORD GYM CLUB

The charity provides and organises gymnastic facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants, including those with disabilities, of Chelmsford and the surrounding area.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITY WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL, OF CHELMSFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GYMNASTICS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

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

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£566k
Latest spending
£509k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £85,069 for the year ended 31 May 2025, an increase from the previous year's surplus of £27,969. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held by the charity were in surplus by £85,069, and the trustees are confident that the club will be able to rebuild reserves over the next few years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: J Belemore received remuneration of £24,750 and pension contributions of £530.
“During the year J Belemore, a trustee of the charity, received remuneration of £24,750 (2024 - £31,768) for providing services as Head Coach to the gymnastics club. Pension contributions of £530 (2024 - £6,261) were also made by the charity.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 15 Trustee's remuneration
“During the year J Belemore, a trustee of the charity, received remuneration of £24,750 (2024 - £31,768) for providing services as Head Coach to the gymnastics club. Pension contributions of £530 (2024 - £6,261) were also made by the charity.” — page 20
“During the year, J Belemore, a trustee of the charity was reimbursed £2,477 (2024 : £4,245) in relation to charitable expenditure that she had paid personally.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 25 Related party transactions
“During the year J Belemore, a trustee of the charity, received remuneration of £24,750 (2024 - £31,768) for providing services as Head Coach to the gymnastics club. Pension contributions of £530 (2024 - £6,261) were also made by the charity.” — page 20
“During the year, J Belemore, a trustee of the charity was reimbursed £2,477 (2024 : £4,245) in relation to charitable expenditure that she had paid personally.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chelmsford Gymnastics Club (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)

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£566k
Total spending
£509k
Reserves (reported)
£86k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£566k£509k
31/05/2024£432k£446k
31/05/2023£417k£393k
31/05/2022£434k£393k
31/05/2021£289k£353k

Common questions

Is CHELMSFORD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £85,069 for the year ended 31 May 2025, an increase from the previous year's surplus of £27,969. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held by the charity were in surplus by £85,069, and the trustees are confident that the club will be able to rebuild reserves over the next few years. 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 England16/12/2014£10kBoys Gymnastics Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2012£5kGymnastics and movement for people with disabilities
Sport England13/03/2012£10kGymnastic Floor Mats, Spung Floor and Carpet Tiles

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHELMSFORD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED£566k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF WORCESTER GYMNASTICS FY2025£452k——unclear—no doubt
SHERBURN COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD FY2025£230k—0unclear—no doubt
ERDINGTON GYMNASTICS CLUB FY2025£878k—0below—no doubt
COLCHESTER SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025£970k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
KINGSBRIDGE GYMNASTIC CLUB FY2024£162k—0above—no doubt

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