RYCROFT LEISURE
Promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for football, cricket, rugby, bowls, badminton, tennis, skate boarding and a fitness gym.To help young people from Havercroft and Ryhill area develop as individuals and members of society.Provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities for the public at large in the interests of social welfare.
Objects
(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(A) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL , CRICKET, RUGBY, BOWLS, BADMINTON, TENNIS, SKATEBOARDING AND A FITNESS GYM; (B) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM RYHILL AND HAVERCROFT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; (C) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE N THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,315 for the year, with total funds decreasing from £448,360 to £435,045. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £271,742, which the trustees aim to maintain between three and six months of budgeted expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“We aim to maintain the minimum reserves of between 3 and 6 months of budgeted expenditure in order to enable the smooth running of the charity and to allow for an orderly winding up should the charity need to cease.” — page 5
“The CIO is parent company to Rycroft Trading CIC , a company limited by guarantee, company number 09158231.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £30,228 — grants £30,228 (2); 9% of the £339,748 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £37,462 — grants £37,462 (3); 11% of the £344,826 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £16,723 — grants £16,723 (2); 5% of the £347,205 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (31/12/2019)
Trustees
- Angie Morley
- Carol Young
- Karen Fretwell
- Ryan Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £340k | £353k |
| 31/03/2024 | £345k | £338k |
| 31/03/2023 | £347k | £228k |
| 31/03/2022 | £248k | £235k |
| 31/03/2021 | £365k | £237k |
Common questions
Is RYCROFT LEISURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,315 for the year, with total funds decreasing from £448,360 to £435,045. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £271,742, which the trustees aim to maintain between three and six months of budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 17/12/2025 | £2k | SWS Girls Football Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2022 | £248k | Rycroft Youth and Community Project Continuation |
| UK government | 29/09/2020 | £45k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| UK government | 22/09/2020 | £8k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/01/2019 | £5k | Keeping engaged |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/05/2016 | £281k | Youth Aspire |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £32k |
| THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUND | 1 | £3k |
| THE JOICEY TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £250 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYCROFT LEISURE | £340k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RUSTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RUBERY COMMUNITY AND LEISURE CENTRE LTD | £29k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SPORT IN DESFORD | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DURHAM AREA YOUTH | £257k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEDWORTHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £272k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |