ATLANTIC RACQUET CENTRE

Registered charity 1156455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATLANTIC RAQUET CENTRE, WESTWARD HO! TENNIS CLUB, WHTC

Development and provision of facilities to the local community for the playing of sport, fitness & recreational activities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£251k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £43,129 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,661,850 to £2,618,721. The trustees confirm the group is operationally sustainable but note long-term risks associated with completing the facility build by December 2026. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,744,818 to support future development and meet financial liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other income (91% of income)
“Other income 6 228,709 : 228,709 206,481” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ARC Centre Limited, ARC Solar Limited
“The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the charity and its subsidiaries ARC Centre Limited, company number 09357363 and ARC Solar Limited, company number 13360598” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£251k£294k
31/12/2023£279k£256k
31/12/2022£324k£218k
31/12/2021£318k£250k
31/12/2020£325k£129k

Common questions

Is ATLANTIC RACQUET CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £43,129 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,661,850 to £2,618,721. The trustees confirm the group is operationally sustainable but note long-term risks associated with completing the facility build by December 2026. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,744,818 to support future development and meet financial liabilities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ATLANTIC RACQUET CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ATLANTIC RACQUET CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE BRIDGE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£140k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£23kLocal sports clubs, facilities and organisations
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2021£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England13/05/2020£8kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England31/07/2014£500kDevelopment of a new community orientated multi sport complex

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTON SPORTS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ATLANTIC RACQUET CENTRE£251k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SEVERN CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2024£289k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£654k—0unclear—no doubt
HENDRED SPORTS CLUB FY2025£214k—0below—no doubt
Gateshead Active Ltd FY2025£1.6m—0below—material uncertainty

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