THE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Snow Sports Foundation raises funds to deliver snow sports opportunities to people with neurodiversity, additional needs, mental health challenges, disabilities, financial hardship and social or exceptional circumstances. The snow sports lessons take place at indoor snow centres in the UK by specialist SEN snow sports providers, such as Snowbility and DSUK.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£223k
Latest spending
£219k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £4,271 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £57,908. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a small reserve of £5,000 as it has no overhead or running costs, deeming a large reserve unnecessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A small reserve of £5,000 is held in the charity’s bank account as the charity has no overhead or running costs and therefore a large reserve is not required. (held: £58k)
“A small reserve of £5,000 is held in the charity’s bank account as the charity has no overhead or running costs and therefore a large reserve is not required.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Snow Sports Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£223k£219k
31/12/2024£113k£176k
31/12/2023£179k£160k
31/12/2022£58k£37k
31/12/2021£55k£64k

Common questions

Is THE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £4,271 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £57,908. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds a small reserve of £5,000 as it has no overhead or running costs, deeming a large reserve unnecessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£10kProviding Snow Sport opportunities for those with additional needs

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION£223k—0above—no doubt
WINTER SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—material uncertainty
Snow Camp FY2025£1.4m£70,001 - £80,000—above15.3%no doubt
THE UPHILL SKI CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025£834k—0below—no doubt
SPORTING FOUNDATION FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
SPORTED FOUNDATION FY2026£6.8m——below—no doubt

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