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ACCESS SPORT CIO

Registered charity 1156819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund · also registered in Scotland as SC052913 (OSCR)

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 39% to £2,591,602, while total expenditure rose by 17% to £2,000,441, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves have increased to £266,542, which is equivalent to almost six months of unrestricted expenditure and falls within the stated policy target of three to nine months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and nine months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure (held: £267k)
“the Trustees aim to maintain free reserves equivalent to between three and nine months of budgeted unrestricted expenditure for the coming financial year.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations of £8,465 were received from three trustees (2023: £12,851 from four trustees). No trustee received any form of emoluments from the charity during the year (2023: £nil). Two trustees have been reimbursed £457 for travel expenses incurred during the year (2023: £190 for two trustees). A £200 payment was made to Skateboard GB during the year (2023: nil). A Trustee of Access Sport is a senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Skateboard GB. The partner of one trustee occupies a position of significant control at Sport England. Direct funding of £499,717 was received from Sport England during the financial period ending 31 March 2024 (2023: £337,380). The trustee took no part in any decisions made by the board regarding Sport England funding.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Access Sport BMX CIC
“Access Sport CIO is parent to Access Sport BMX CIC which is a registered Community Interest Company (Company number 10603583). The subsidiary is limited by guarantee. Access Sport CIO holds the voting rights and is the guarantor. The net assets are included in the group balance sheet, and the income and expenditure are included in the group Statement of Financial Activities but are not part of the charity accounts.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Access Sport CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£534k
Reserves (reported)
£242k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.1m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.0m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is ACCESS SPORT CIO financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 39% to £2,591,602, while total expenditure rose by 17% to £2,000,441, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves have increased to £266,542, which is equivalent to almost six months of unrestricted expenditure and falls within the stated policy target of three to nine months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

Who funds ACCESS SPORT CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACCESS SPORT CIO as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION, BGF FOUNDATION, GAMES AID, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£90k
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£44k
BGF FOUNDATIONFY2025£38k
GAMES AIDFY2024£30k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATIONFY2023£22k
United by 2022 CharityFY2025£19k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUSTFY2023£15k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUSTFY2024£10k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2023£5k
SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2022£5k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2023£3k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2022£3k
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUSTFY2024£2k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2022£2k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£500
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£300kSpecial Award 2024

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£200k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£134k
BARNWOOD TRUST1£47k
BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION1£33k
Point North Community Foundation1£28k

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