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PINEWOOD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1144383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the Club is the provision of gymnastics coaching to the local community, at recreational and elite levels.

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

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £61,788 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,105,427. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £872,748, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £260,910 (three months of expenditure). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate and identified no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £873k)
“The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in England & Wales that unless there are unusual factors, it is reasonable to have free unrestricted reserves equivalent to 3 month's of expenditure. Based on these accounts, that would indicate a requirement of approximately £260,910 before accounting for unforeseen circumstances.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Four employees related to two trustees are paid in line with board-approved rates.
“Four Pinewood employees are related to two of the trustees and are paid inline with rates approved by the board.” — page 11
“The Club Manager and a Coach run the Berkshire County Gymnastics Association. The association runs two events at Pinewood during the year and Pinewood charge them for hire of the gym, all rates and charges are at arms length..” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Pinewood charged the Berkshire County Gymnastics Association (run by Club Manager and a Coach) for gym hire at arms length.
“Four Pinewood employees are related to two of the trustees and are paid inline with rates approved by the board.” — page 11
“The Club Manager and a Coach run the Berkshire County Gymnastics Association. The association runs two events at Pinewood during the year and Pinewood charge them for hire of the gym, all rates and charges are at arms length..” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Pollmon Electrical Services Ltd (director is a previous chair) carried out £nil of remedial electrical works in 2025.
“Four Pinewood employees are related to two of the trustees and are paid inline with rates approved by the board.” — page 11
“The Club Manager and a Coach run the Berkshire County Gymnastics Association. The association runs two events at Pinewood during the year and Pinewood charge them for hire of the gym, all rates and charges are at arms length..” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HLAS Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£898k
Employees
78

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/08/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/08/2023£943k£880k
31/08/2022£823k£769k
31/08/2021£403k£495k

Common questions

Is PINEWOOD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £61,788 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,105,427. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £872,748, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £260,910 (three months of expenditure). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate and identified no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HLAS Audit Limited.

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
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
The William Brake Foundation1£2k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH ESSEX GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PINEWOOD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED£1.1m—0above—no doubt
SOUTH ESSEX GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
CAMBERLEY GYMNASTICS CLUB FY2025£454k—0above—no doubt
HUNTINGDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0below—noted
DOVER GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£280k—0unclear—no doubt
PEGASUS GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£936k——unclear—no doubt

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