ASHURSTWOOD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1136711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Football training for year groups u6's to u16's in the local area of Ashurst Wood

Objects

TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL BY YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE AGES BETWEEN 5 YEARS AND 16 YEARS IN ASHURSTWOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA IN ASHURSTWOOD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, THEREFORE ARRANGING AND ENCOURAGING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.THE CLUB WILL DOCUMENT AND ABIDE BY THE FA'S CHILD PROTECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

Area of benefit: ASHURSTWOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA

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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Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,483 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £37,704 and expenditure of £28,221. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £32,013, which the trustees consider a higher-than-necessary level to support future plans for purchasing land and developing facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees (82% of income)
“The charity received a total income of £37704, primarily from members annual fees which were increased this season in line with increased costs.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: higher than necessary reserves level (reserves figure: £32k)
“The trustees aim to hold a higher than necessary reserves level as we are continuously looking for suitable land to purchase and develop our own football ground and pavilion.”
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: 48

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 30

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, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2024 (received 07/05/2025, 7 days after the 30/04/2025 due date); year ending 30/06/2023 (received 30/05/2024, 30 days after the 30/04/2024 due date); year ending 30/06/2021 (received 18/05/2022, 18 days after the 30/04/2022 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: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£38k£28k
30/06/2024£25k£19k
30/06/2023£25k£31k
30/06/2022£24k£29k
30/06/2021£23k£16k

Common questions

Is ASHURSTWOOD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,483 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £37,704 and expenditure of £28,221. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £32,013, which the trustees consider a higher-than-necessary level to support future plans for purchasing land and developing facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£13k
JESUS HOUSE FOR ALL NATIONS1£500

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENFIELD TOWN FC COMMUNITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASHURSTWOOD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB£38k—0above—no doubt
ENFIELD TOWN FC COMMUNITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD FY2025£55k—0above—no doubt
BERWICK JUNIORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
UPTON UNITED JUNIORS COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt
FAIRFORD TOWN YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
HEXHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt

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