WOKING GYMNASTICS CLUB

Registered charity 1152822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

With over 1,800 active participants every week, we are one of the largest gym clubs in the UK and the largest single youth organisation in Woking. Our purpose-built facility is situated near the centre of Woking. We are a registered charity with the objective of enabling people of all ages and abilities to take part in gymnastics to encourage a healthy lifestyle.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR GYMNASTICS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with net assets of £441,262, a decrease from the prior year's £452,261, following a net expenditure of £10,999. The trustees report that adequate cash resources are available to cover requirements for at least the next twelve months, confirming the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis. The charity maintains a policy to keep a minimum cash reserve of £50,000, well above its unrestricted funds balance.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/12/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LIONEL G E SMITH-GORDONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barry Rees · trustee of 1 other charity
• CLAIRE BEESLY
• FINN CHU
• Hayley Hewett
• James Porter

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

Operates in: Surrey

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Government & lottery funding

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