BOXING FUTURES LTD

Registered charity 1162086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of support and mentoring through physical activity (specifically Boxercise) with young people at risk of offending or having been convicted.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£567k
Latest spending
£537k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £566,964, driven by higher demand for Alternative Education Provision services and a 23% rise in voluntary income. Expenditure rose to £536,634, resulting in a net surplus of £30,330 for the year. The charity holds £188,291 in general reserves, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of holding no more than six months of budgeted annual expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 15.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“We spent the 15.5% on fundraising, in line with our decision to invest in fundraising year-on-year so that the financial security of the charity is assured.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not more than six months of budgeted annual expenditure (held: £188k)
“The Board of Trustees has set the charity’s Reserves Policy at holding not more than six months of budgeted annual expenditure.”
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 — BOXING FUTURES (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£567k
Total spending
£537k
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reserves (reported)
£188k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£567k£537k
31/03/2024£434k£524k
31/03/2023£651k£396k
31/03/2022£299k£320k
31/03/2021£357k£228k

Common questions

Is BOXING FUTURES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £566,964, driven by higher demand for Alternative Education Provision services and a 23% rise in voluntary income. Expenditure rose to £536,634, resulting in a net surplus of £30,330 for the year. The charity holds £188,291 in general reserves, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of holding no more than six months of budgeted annual expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOXING FUTURES LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOXING FUTURES LTD as a grant recipient include THE LINMARDON TRUST, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, HIGHWAY ONE TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, NEWBY TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINMARDON TRUSTFY2024£38k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£21k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUSTFY2025£15k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUSTFY2024£12k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£12kSecondary
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£10kHealth
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£3k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/04/2022£5kJubilee Fund - Fed, Read & Fit - A Boxing Futures Programme
Sport England27/04/2022£5kJubilee Fund - Community involvement in non-contact Boxing
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2021£8kSisters Through Boxing

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIGHT FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOXING FUTURES LTD£567k—0unclear15.5%no doubt
FIGHT FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL FY2024£2.2m——unclear—material uncertainty
FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING FY2025£234k—0above—no doubt
TAMWORTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
MOSS SIDE FIRE STATION BOXING CLUB CIO FY2024£181k—0above11.4%no doubt
COLLYHURST AND MOSTON BOXING CLUB FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt

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