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INSPIRE PLUS

Registered charity 1144507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSPIRE +

Supporting Young People be Healthier, Happier & more Active-Supporting High Quality PE & School Sport provision in schools-To ensure young people meet recommended physical activity levels-To commit to work with partners for the 'broader' wellbeing of young people-Engage & equip the next generation of leaders/volunteers-Sustainable High Quality provision regardless of government funding

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£981k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,844,915, with unrestricted reserves of £1,792,151 representing approximately 22 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £237,907 for the year, supported by school membership fees and apprenticeship programmes. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and that resources are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.8m; policy: 24 months of expenditure)
“Trustees currently feel there is still sufficient level of risk associated with future funding, notably around PE & Sport Premium that warrants approximately 24 months of expenditure as unrestricted funds, within the general reserves. The unrestricted reserves at the year-end were £1,792,151 representing just short of 22 months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee R Tyler received £1,152 for services unrelated to trustee duties. Key management (including CEO) received salaries totaling £203,554, NI £19,640, pension contributions £19,103, and expenses £5,407.
“During the period the charity paid trustee, R Tyler, for services during the period which were unrelated to his work as a trustee, amounting to £1,152 (2024: £931). There was a balance due to R Tyler at the year end of £Nil (2024: £Nil). Key management includes the Chief Executive, and four other members of the charity (2024: Chief executive, and three other members of the charity). The remuneration paid or payable to management for employee services is shown below: Salaries for the year totalled £203,554 (2024: £160,627). Employer's NI for the year totalled £19,640 (2024: £17,576). Employer's pension contributions for the year totalled £19,103 (2024: £14,289). Expenses reimbursed for the year totalled £5,407 (2024: £5,983).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£981k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~21.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Norfolk · North Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£981k
31/08/2024£1.3m£1.0m
31/08/2023£1.1m£998k
31/08/2022£1.2m£812k
31/08/2021£799k£560k

Common questions

Is INSPIRE PLUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,844,915, with unrestricted reserves of £1,792,151 representing approximately 22 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £237,907 for the year, supported by school membership fees and apprenticeship programmes. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and that resources are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSPIRE PLUS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2015£10kInspire plus-getting people active and healthy

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
STREETGAMES UK1£400k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£400k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£357k
THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION1£255k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£200k
MISSION INDIA1£125k
THE HYMANS ROBERTSON FOUNDATION1£96k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST1£56k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPORTINSPIRED LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSPIRE PLUS£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
SPORTINSPIRED LTD FY2025£1.4munclear0above—no doubt
INSPIRE SUFFOLK LTD FY2024£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
Inspira (01) FY2025£5.7m——above—no doubt
THE INSPIRE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2024£128k—0within—no doubt
YOUTH SPORT TRUST FY2025£12.2m£140,001 - £150,000—above—no doubt

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