COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1143054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charities activities are to operate sports fields for the use of the community local schools and sports clubsIncome is spent on maintaining grounds and providing equipment to be used for sporting activities

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION AND IN PURSUANCE THEREOF TO AQUIRE MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE PLAYING FIELDS AND FACILITIES AT COCKLESHELL GARDENS, EASTNEY AND SUCH OTHER LANDS BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AS THE COMPANY MAY THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND USE BY THE COMMUNITY.

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £6,034 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves to £162,185. The trustees state that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they confirm has been met. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of expenditure (held: £162k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted reserves not designated for a specific purpose should be held at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transactions
“Mayville High School Ltd is a company that is under common control. During the year the company received income in respect of the hire of sports facilities totalling £11,200 and donations totalling £12,000 from Mayville High School Ltd. The company repaid £12,000 of the loan owed to Mayville High School Ltd during the year, leaving a balance outstanding at the balance sheet date of £54,768.” — page 15
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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£55k
31/03/2024£48k£67k
31/03/2023£94k£92k
31/03/2022£183k£61k
31/03/2021£55k£46k

Common questions

Is COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £6,034 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves to £162,185. The trustees state that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they confirm has been met. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED as a grant recipient include MAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITEDFY2022£20kGrant
MAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITEDFY2023£12kDonations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England12/06/2020£6kCOVID-19 CEF

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
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£35k
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED£49k—0above—no doubt
WEST WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS COMPLEX LTD FY2025£383k—0above—no doubt
COLLINGHAM COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
MACCLESFIELD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST LTD FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS FY2025£455kup to £60,0000within—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2026£199k—0below—no doubt

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