MOORSIDE SPORTS CLUB LTD

Registered charity 1153119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOORSIDE CRICKET & BOWLING CLUB

Provide and maintain a sport and recreational facility for community participation in sport and healthy recreation for the use of the inhabitants of village of Moorside, Oldham, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the surrounding areas, including use for the organisation of amateur competitive sport andthe promotion of non-competitive healthy recreational activity.

Objects

I. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF OLDHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF CROWN GREEN BOWLS, CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS AT AN AMATEUR LEVEL;II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVE SPORT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oldham, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £30,912 for the year ended 31 October 2025, increasing retained funds to £268,916. The trustees report that they have sustained their reserves policy, which targets unrestricted funds equal to approximately six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants & subsidies received (22% of income)
“Grants & subsidies received 20,475”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (reserves figure: £269k)
“It had established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be approximately equal to six months' expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Joanne Partington is a director of Zenith Sportswear UK Ltd. The charity purchased teamwear from this company.
“The charity has purchased sports teamwear from Zenith Sportswear UK Ltd to the value of £3,170,00. Joanne Partington is a director of Zenith Sportswear UK Ltd as well as being a trustee/director of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Moorside C&BC Community Interest Company (CIC)
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary: Moorside C&BC Community Interest Company (CIC) which was incorporated on 28th October 2013. Moorside C&BC CIC was established to carry out commercial trading activities chiefly: the operation of the social facilities of the Club; its bar; and the hosting and organisation of entertainment for the Club’s members and the local community.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 4% of the £68,176 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£95k£67k
31/10/2024£68k£41k
31/10/2023£58k£35k
31/10/2022£71k£44k
31/10/2021£54k£29k

Common questions

Is MOORSIDE SPORTS CLUB LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £30,912 for the year ended 31 October 2025, increasing retained funds to £268,916. The trustees report that they have sustained their reserves policy, which targets unrestricted funds equal to approximately six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/04/2020£4kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2017£7kAfter-school Healthy Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2016£5kIncreasing Participation in Healthy Activity
Sport England10/10/2014£50kCommunity Bowls Pavilion
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2014£10kMoorside Youth Club

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOORSIDE SPORTS CLUB LTD£95k—0above—no doubt
MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS FY2025£455kup to £60,0000within—no doubt
TOPSHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2026£401k—0above—no doubt
SOHAM AND DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDPORT AND WEST DORSET SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAINLEY SPORT AND RECREATION TRUST FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt

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