HENFIELD LEISURE CENTRE

Registered charity 1159054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HLC

The Charity aims to provide sports and leisure facilities for all of the inhabitants of Henfield and its local parishes.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£874k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £83,417 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted funds increasing to £314,805. Per the trustees' report, the ideal level of reserves is £150,000, meaning the actual unrestricted reserves of £314,805 are above this stated target. The charity has significant fixed assets valued at £965,323 and total net assets of £739,026, supported by loans from various funders.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £315k)
The trustees consider the ideal level of reserves at 31 March 2026 is £150,000.
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Henfield Leisure Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£874k
Reserves (reported)
£315k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.2m£874k
31/03/2025£871k£697k
31/03/2024£675k£629k
31/03/2023£596k£574k
31/03/2022£490k£464k

Common questions

Is HENFIELD LEISURE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £83,417 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted funds increasing to £314,805. Per the trustees' report, the ideal level of reserves is £150,000, meaning the actual unrestricted reserves of £314,805 are above this stated target. The charity has significant fixed assets valued at £965,323 and total net assets of £739,026, supported by loans from various funders. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2022£10kReplacement carpet and Furniture for soft play area
Sport England05/03/2020£40kReplacement Sports Hall floor

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLYWELL LEISURE CENTRE/CANOLFAN HAMDDEN TREFFYNNON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HENFIELD LEISURE CENTRE£1.2m0aboveno doubt
HOLYWELL LEISURE CENTRE/CANOLFAN HAMDDEN TREFFYNNON FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
HEMINGFORD PEACE MEMORIAL FIELD FY2025£150k0belowno doubt
Henley on Thames Parochial Church Council FY2024£277k0aboveno doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£229k0belowno doubt
LOCALMOTION ENFIELD FY2026£983k0unclearno doubt

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