COBHAM RUGBY & SPORT ASSOCIATION
Providing Community Sports. This includes Rugby, Tennis, Netball and Lacrosse.
Objects
1 THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COBHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SPORT;2 IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ORGANISE OR PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN COBHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3 TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS ATTENDING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN COBHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY SUCH PERSONS IN PHYSICAL RECREATION AND SPORTS; AND4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,949,489, which the trustees confirm currently exceeds their policy target of maintaining sufficient funds to cover twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £130,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £2,080,299 to £1,949,489.
What the accounts disclose
“Rent and section fees 218,981” — page 15
“The Trustees’ policy is to endeavour to maintain sufficient unrestricted general funds to cover day-to-day resources expended by the charity for a period of at least twelve months.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Government income: £82,370 — contracts £82,370 (1); 30% of the £277,426 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £80,000 — contracts £80,000 (1); 30% of the £267,391 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £65,000 — contracts £65,000 (1); 27% of the £244,804 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2024 (received 26/08/2025, 118 days after the 30/04/2025 due date); year ending 30/06/2023 (received 18/07/2024, 79 days after the 30/04/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Jonathan David Moxon
- Matthew Lunn
- Richard William James Hornby
- Stephen Heard
- Tony Balkwill
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £277k | £408k |
| 30/06/2024 | £267k | £356k |
| 30/06/2023 | £245k | £331k |
| 30/06/2022 | £244k | £197k |
| 30/06/2021 | £216k | £307k |
Common questions
Is COBHAM RUGBY & SPORT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,949,489, which the trustees confirm currently exceeds their policy target of maintaining sufficient funds to cover twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £130,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £2,080,299 to £1,949,489. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 05/10/2011 | £50k | CSA New Playing Pitches |
| Sport England | 25/06/2009 | £5k | Elmbridge Primary Schools Lacrosse Trournament |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED | 1 | £32k |
| THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE TOY TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £1k |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION
- COVENTRY RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LTD
- COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED
- WYMONDHAM COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST
- ROEBUCKS RUGBY LIMITED
- THATCHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBHAM RUGBY & SPORT ASSOCIATION | £277k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION | £268k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LTD | £146k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED | £49k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WYMONDHAM COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST | £967k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROEBUCKS RUGBY LIMITED | £42k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |