SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE
Registered charity 1163564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £693,573 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £3,261,295. The trustees confirmed that the group is able to meet its obligations as they fall due and prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: Risk reserve target of £891,000 and designated improvement reserves (held: £3.3m)
“After the accumulation of £891,000 into the risk reserve, then the Worthing contract part of the Trust shall transfer up to £100,000 of any surplus generated into a designated account, the Improvement Reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: South Downs Leisure Enterprises Ltd
“The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, South Downs Leisure Enterprises Ltd which is used to support the activities of the Trust.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by McCabe Ford Williams. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Costs recharged to parent; Parent owes subsidiary £295,357.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Downs Leisure (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WRAPSON, Tom — director, appointed 08/06/2026on trustee list
- BEVERLEY-HEDGER, Nicholas James Patrick — director, appointed 07/01/2025on trustee list
- BORAM, Kevin — director, appointed 06/01/2025on trustee list
- CRONIN, Gerard Noel James — director, appointed 04/04/2024on trustee list
- REDMAN, Stephen Michael — director, appointed 18/03/2024on trustee list
- MARSHALL, James Spencer, Dr — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- TURNER, Amanda Rose, Dr — director, appointed 28/04/2022on trustee list
- NEWTON, Paula Lillian — director, appointed 24/08/2020on trustee list
- FLEETWOOD, Andrew — director, appointed 01/07/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£583k
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 5.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Fleetwood
- Dr Amanda Turner
- Dr James Spencer Marshall
- GERARD NOEL JAMES CRONIN · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kevin Boram · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nicholas James Patrick Beverley-Hedger
- Paula Newton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Stephen Michael Redman
- Tom Wrapson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £693,573 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £3,261,295. The trustees confirmed that the group is able to meet its obligations as they fall due and prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by McCabe Ford Williams.
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