FUTURE LEISURE IN COXHOE (FLIC)

Registered charity 1145037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLIC

To benefit the inhabitants of Coxhoe and the surrounding areas, to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. To establish and secure the establishment of a leisure centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF COXHOE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LEISURE CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS

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: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £288 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. The trustees note that spiraling operating costs have resulted in trading losses, but attendance figures and membership numbers are improving, bringing the charity close to break-even. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £277,716, which the trustees describe as providing financial strength to move forward with confidence despite the challenging economic environment.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Coxhoe Parish Council — “They are, Coxhoe Parish Council, Cllr Stuart Dunn, Cllr Jan Blakey, Cllr Maura McKeon, LEADER, County durham community foundation, Sport Eng…” (source page)
• LEADER — “They are, Coxhoe Parish Council, Cllr Stuart Dunn, Cllr Jan Blakey, Cllr Maura McKeon, LEADER, County durham community foundation, Sport Eng…” (source page)
• County durham community foundation — “They are, Coxhoe Parish Council, Cllr Stuart Dunn, Cllr Jan Blakey, Cllr Maura McKeon, LEADER, County durham community foundation, Sport Eng…” (source page)
• Sport England — “They are, Coxhoe Parish Council, Cllr Stuart Dunn, Cllr Jan Blakey, Cllr Maura McKeon, LEADER, County durham community foundation, Sport Eng…” (source page)
• Area action partnership - east durham rural corridor — “They are, Coxhoe Parish Council, Cllr Stuart Dunn, Cllr Jan Blakey, Cllr Maura McKeon, LEADER, County durham community foundation, Sport Eng…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Katherine Harden
• Candace Gilbert
• Derek Hodgson
• Gill Cairns
• MICHAEL JAMES LAVELLE
• MR STUART DUNN
• Stephen Ragg
• Susan Pyner
• WENDY LAVELLE

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOXIE'S FUTURE.

• FOXIE'S FUTURE income £605k
• LAUNCESTON LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED income £518k
• GO TO LEISURE CIO income £704k
• FUTURE HOUSING SOLUTIONS income £879k
• COTGRAVE FUTURES income £77k
• HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO income £379k

Side by side with its peers

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