Get Berkshire Active
Get Berkshire Active is the Active Partnership for Berkshire, our remit is to champion and inspire sport and physical activity encouraging more people to become more active. We work throughout the county of Berkshire with our 6 Unitary Authorities, schools, youth groups, sports clubs, public, private and charitable leisure providers, charities, social enterprises and other bodies.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,150 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £843,243 and resources expended of £844,393. The trustees confirm that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £272,808, which exceed the stated policy target of three months' budgeted expenditure, ensuring adequate financial stability.
What the accounts disclose
“No employee received a salary at a rate of more than £70,655 per annum in the period.” — page 23
“Sport England 660,976”
“The company will seek to maintain reserves equivalent to three months budgeted expenditure and will include a sum for this operating reserve in budget planning. This designated reserve is £180K as at 31st March 2025.”
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £66,188 (FY2024) to £70,655 (FY2025).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 07743643
Company officers (Companies House)
- COVENEY, Andrew John on trustee list
- WYATT, Anna Stephanie on trustee list
- STRANG, Alastair Charles on trustee list
- BRADLEY, Victoria on trustee list
- BATCHELOR, Helen Elizabeth on trustee list
- OBHI, Harjinder Singh, Dr on trustee list
- HUSSAIN, Tameena on trustee list
- HALLIDAY, Joanna on trustee list
- LEACH, Rebecca on trustee list
- PARKER, Richard Antony on trustee list
- NICHOLLS, Brett Anthony
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Richard Parkerchair
- Alastair Charles Strang
- Andrew John Coveney
- Anna Stephanie Wyatt
- Dr Harjinder Singh Obhi
- Helen Elizabeth Batchelor
- Joanna Halliday
- Rebecca Leach
- Victoria Bradley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £843k | £844k |
| 31/03/2024 | £826k | £844k |
| 31/03/2023 | £997k | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2022 | £889k | £923k |
| 31/03/2021 | £916k | £772k |
Common questions
Is Get Berkshire Active financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,150 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £843,243 and resources expended of £844,393. The trustees confirm that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £272,808, which exceed the stated policy target of three months' budgeted expenditure, ensuring adequate financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richardson Jones.
What does the highest-paid employee of Get Berkshire Active earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,655 band.
Who funds Get Berkshire Active?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Get Berkshire Active as a grant recipient include THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY, MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY | FY2022 | £52k | Community grants awarded |
| THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY | FY2023 | £39k | Community grants awarded |
| THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY | FY2025 | £8k | Community grants awarded |
| MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2022 | £2k | |
| MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2023 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 11/11/2025 | £605k | Place Universal Offer |
| Sport England | 11/06/2025 | £23k | Cluster - London and South East |
| Sport England | 25/11/2024 | £113k | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 22/10/2024 | £237k | Place Expansion - Slough |
| Sport England | 18/03/2024 | £26k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 22/09/2023 | £191k | Sport Welfare Officers |
| Sport England | 04/01/2023 | £55k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 19/12/2022 | £20k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 09/05/2022 | £155k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 01/04/2022 | £2.7m | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 27/01/2022 | £8k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 28/09/2021 | £36k | B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy |
| Sport England | 29/07/2021 | £5k | TGC CF Mums’ Zone |
| Sport England | 12/03/2021 | £183k | Opening School Facilities Phase 2 |
| Sport England | 16/02/2021 | £60k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 01/10/2020 | £517k | Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover) |
| Sport England | 09/09/2020 | £8k | Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 |
| Sport England | 03/09/2020 | £50k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 20/05/2020 | £50k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 29/01/2020 | £134k | Satellite clubs |
| Sport England | 15/01/2020 | £56k | Local Workforce Development |
| Sport England | 21/11/2019 | £7k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 27/08/2019 | £98k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 02/08/2019 | £8k | CSP School Sport |
| Sport England | 19/06/2019 | £19k | Local Workforce Development |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 2 | £254k |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £108k |
| THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| AGE UK | 1 | £20k |
| THE SANGHERA FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £1k |
| DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE
- AGE UK BERKSHIRE
- SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE
- ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE
- ACTIVE GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- ACTIVE DORSET
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Berkshire Active | £843k | £70,655 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE | £2.1m | over £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BERKSHIRE | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE | £768k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE | £1.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACTIVE GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.2m | more than £60,000 | 1 | within | 2.0% | no doubt |