PENZANCE HOCKEY CLUB

Registered charity 1160338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A provision of a programme of activities aimed at attracting new and retaining the interest of regular established participants in hockey with the overall objective of growing participation in sport.Management of sporting facility for other sporting groups, local businesses and community groups to participate in healthy recreation for the benefit of the community of Penzance and surrounding areas.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF HOCKEY IN PENZANCE, CORNWALL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £26,411 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total receipts of £71,213 against payments of £44,802. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to fulfil its requirements for the foreseeable future, supported by cash at bank of £119,211 and total assets of £339,186. Liabilities are limited to a loan of £25,703 and subscriptions received in advance, with no debt subject to a charge on assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (37% of income)
“Membership subscriptions 26337” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Penzance Astro Park Limited
“Loan from Penzance Astro Park Limited 25,703”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £37,547 — grants £37,547 (1); 25% of the £149,604 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£71k£45k
30/09/2024£82k£81k
30/09/2023£150k£145k
30/09/2022£48k£26k
30/09/2021£40k£18k

Common questions

Is PENZANCE HOCKEY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of income over expenditure of £26,411 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total receipts of £71,213 against payments of £44,802. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to fulfil its requirements for the foreseeable future, supported by cash at bank of £119,211 and total assets of £339,186. Liabilities are limited to a loan of £25,703 and subscriptions received in advance, with no debt subject to a charge on assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/04/2014£22kPenzance Hockey Club - Replacement STF & Floodlights upgrade

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HWHC LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PENZANCE HOCKEY CLUB£71k—0unclear—no doubt
HWHC LIMITED FY2026£749k——unclear—no doubt
CARLISLE HOCKEY CLUB FY2026£39k——unclear—no doubt
THE CENTRAL NORWICH HOCKEY CONSORTIUM LIMITED FY2025£66k—0above—no doubt
ICE HOCKEY INSPIRED LTD FY2025£405k—0below—material uncertainty
EPSOM SPORTS CLUB FY2025£984k—0unclear—no doubt

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