COBHAM RUGBY & SPORT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1133497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COBHAM SPORTS ASSOCIATION, COBHAM SPORTS ASSOCIATION (NO 2) LTD

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.

Area of benefit: COBHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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: Elmbridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£277k
Latest spending
£408k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (79% of income)
“Rent and section fees 218,981” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least twelve months (reserves figure: £1.9m)
“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
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/10/2011£50kCSA New Playing Pitches
Sport England25/06/2009£5kElmbridge Primary Schools Lacrosse Trournament

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COBHAM RUGBY & SPORT ASSOCIATION£277k—0above—no doubt
SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£49k—0above—no doubt
WYMONDHAM COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST FY2025£967k—0unclear—no doubt
ROEBUCKS RUGBY LIMITED FY2026£42k—0below—no doubt

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