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Registered charity 1164748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principle activity of the charity is to provide facilities and training classes in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND TRAINING CLASSES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MARTIAL ARTS, PERSONAL SAFETY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SELF-DEFENCE TRAINING.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £6,767 for the year ended 31 October 2025, improving its total funds from a deficit of £5,667 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Total income was £40,219, primarily from trading income, against total expenditure of £33,452.

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 5 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09262990

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.

• COOPER, Mark Jonathan — director, appointed 25/11/2016on trustee list
• STRINGER, Kevin Charles — director, appointed 25/11/2016on trustee list
• STRINGER, Gary — director, appointed 14/10/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GARY STRINGER
• KEVIN CHARLES STRINGER
• MARK JONATHAN COOPER

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

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