SPIRIT IN SPORT

Registered charity 1161773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPIRIT IN THE COMMUNITY

The provision of community sports activities for children and adults of all ages.The provision of a befriending service for people (over the age of 50) at risk of or suffering from isolation.The provision of a community cafe and drop-in centre.All activities for people who live, but not exclusively in the Portsmouth and Somerstown area.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE SOCIAL EXCLUSION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR PEOPLE (OVER THE AGE OF 50) AT RISK OF, OR SUFFERING FROM, ISOLATION AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO RELEIVE OR PREVENT THE ISOLATION OF THOSE WHO FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY INCLUDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OUTINGS AND SOCIAL TRIPS INCLUDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM HOME (“SPIRIT IN THE COMMUNITY”).- THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CAFE, DROP-IN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SOMERSTOWN AREA OF PORTSMOUTH WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHICH WILL RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS AND AID THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION (“SPIRIT IN THE COMMUNITY”). FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, “SOCIAL EXCLUSION" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY OR BEING EXCLUDED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PORTSMOUTH AREA (“SPIRIT IN SPORT”).

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Portsmouth, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds a contingency fund of £20,000, which is intended to cover essential running costs for up to six months without additional funding. The primary sources of income are donations and fees for charity activities, while main expenditures include labour, coaching fees, and facility hire. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts do not comply with applicable requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID PUGSLEY
• Elaine Hallatt Mrs · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOS MCCABE
• Mervyn Cowdrey · trustee of 1 other charity
• STEPHEN KERR

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPORTINSPIRED LTD.

• SPORTINSPIRED LTD income £1.4m
• SPORTING FOUNDATION income £329k
• ALL SAINTS SPORTS EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED income £250k
• THE INSPIRE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION income £207k
• SPORT IN MIND income £1.7m
• MIDDLESBROUGH SPORTABILITY CLUB income £32k

Side by side with its peers

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