SOUTHPORT GYMNASTICS CLUB

Registered charity 1163781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHPORT & AINSDALE GYMNASTICS CLUB

PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR GYMNASTICS AND CHEERLEADING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLBEING, IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE. PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFITS OF SEFTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.AREA OF BENEFIT - SEFTON AND WEST LANCASHIRE

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO IN ANY WAY) ON GYMNASTICS AND CHEERLEADING AND TO INCLUDE OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;2. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFITS OF INHABITANTS OF SEFTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION INGYMNASTICS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: SEFTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £766,974 at the end of the year, representing a net income increase of £86,504 from the previous year. The charity generated total income of £609,058 against total expenditure of £522,554, resulting in a positive net movement in funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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

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.

• 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
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA CHRISTIAN-PYE
• Emily Brady-Young
• James Long
• Joshua Champion
• KAREN LAWSON
• LOUISE MARIE FISHER
• MATTHEW MICHAEL DODD
• Manuel Castineira Taboelle
• Paul Holl
• Peter Kearon
• Robert Green

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Sefton

Income and spending

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