BATLEY SPORTING FOUNDATION CIO

Registered charity 1158990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATLEY SPORTING CHARITABLE TRUST

Batley Sporting Charitable Trust works in partnership with the Batley Bulldogs RLFC to deliver projects in the heart of the Batley community and surrounding Kirklees area harnessing the power of sport and physical activity to make a lasting and positive impact on the lives of individuals. We deliver projects under the principles of sport, health, education and community engagement.

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

Latest income
£83k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £10,154 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £23,851. The trustees note that these reserves are considerably above their stated policy target of £3,500 to £4,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £3,500 and £4,000 (held: £24k)
The trustees aim to keep between £3,500 and £4,000 as a reserve amount. — page 5
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 — Bulldogs Community Team (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£83k£73k
31/10/2024£97k£77k
31/10/2023£67k£88k
31/10/2022£79k£96k
31/10/2021£79k£52k

Common questions

Is BATLEY SPORTING FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £10,154 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £23,851. The trustees note that these reserves are considerably above their stated policy target of £3,500 to £4,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£22kUnrestricted Funding
Sport England22/07/2024£10kImproving Access to Sporting Activities in Batley
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£16kStaff Salary
UK government14/10/2020£2kCRF20: Batley Sporting Charitable Trust
UK government14/10/2020£24kCRF20: Batley Sporting Charitable Trust
Sport England05/06/2020£2kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/12/2016£85k"BatleyÂ’s Gallant Youths from the mountain top"