THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1151273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION

1. To promote community participation in the sport of Eton Fives and such other amateur sports as the Trustees shall determine by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for the playing of Eton Fives and2. to advance physical education of young persons by assisting in the facilities for the playing and learning of Eton Fives in schools and universities

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Latest income
£421k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £308,864, resulting in free reserves of £308,414 which are well above the stated minimum policy target of £88,491. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £88,491 (held: £308k)
“To this end the Charity has set a minumum reserve of £88,491.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: An honorarium of £2,000 was paid to the Treasurer.
“During the year ended 30 April 2025, an honorarium of £2,000 to recognise the time, costs and energy taken in the role was paid to the Treasurer of the charity (2024: £2,000).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees of the charity were also trustees of the Eton Fives Charitable Trust, from which £740 was received.
“During the year £740 was received from the Eton Fives Charitable Trust. 2 Trustees (MJ Chinery and CMB Williams) of The Eton Fives Association were also trustees of the Eton Fives Charitable Trust during the year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£421k£191k
30/04/2024£131k£127k
30/04/2023£176k£172k
30/04/2022£201k£202k
30/04/2021£139k£138k

Common questions

Is THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £308,864, resulting in free reserves of £308,414 which are well above the stated minimum policy target of £88,491. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include Young K&C, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, STAPLES TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Young K&CFY2022£18kConnecting Young K&C
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kRecover + Reconnect Appeal
STAPLES TRUSTFY2024£5kTowards the costs to build three new Fives' courts at Holyport College.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/11/2017£10kCommunity Fives and Wallball at Westway Sports Centre
Sport England08/06/2016£10kCommunity Fives and Wallball at the Westway Sports Centre

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
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 5IVES COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ETON FIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED£421k—0unclear—no doubt
5IVES COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025£15.7m——unclear—no doubt
EGERTON FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£294k—0above—no doubt
THE OLD ALBANIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0below—noted
OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE) FY2025£422k——unclear—no doubt

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