NEWCASTLE STAFFS. VOLLEYBALL CLUB
The promotion of the amateur sport of volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball for the public benefit and the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, by the provision of facilities for playing volleyball, beach volleyball sitting volleyball in Newcastle, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL AND SITTING VOLLEYBALL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL SITTING VOLLEYBALL IN NEWCASTLE, NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND SOUTH CHESHIRE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £18,973.47 at the year-end, a drop of £4,782.09 from the previous year, primarily due to expenditures on beach volleyball initiatives and court hire exceeding income. Despite this decrease, the trustees report that the club remains in a 'good stable condition' and is positioned to increase its balance in the coming year.
What the accounts disclose
“our Total Income was £37,377.96” — page 20
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2025
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/05/2023
- Volunteers: 15
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/05/2023 (received 03/04/2024, 4 days after the 30/03/2024 due date).
Trustees
- WILLIAM ROBERTSchair
- Diane Gentle
- Geoffrey David Keen
- Hannah Donaldson
- Katherine Sarah Lang
- Matthew Phillip Smith
- RICHARD GUEST LLB
- Rebecca Shelley-Hitchen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/05/2025 | £37k | £42k |
| 30/05/2024 | £40k | £49k |
| 30/05/2023 | £34k | £34k |
| 30/05/2022 | £28k | £21k |
| 30/05/2021 | £14k | £8k |
Common questions
Is NEWCASTLE STAFFS. VOLLEYBALL CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £18,973.47 at the year-end, a drop of £4,782.09 from the previous year, primarily due to expenditures on beach volleyball initiatives and court hire exceeding income. Despite this decrease, the trustees report that the club remains in a 'good stable condition' and is positioned to increase its balance in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 17/09/2013 | £10k | Creation of a new Junior Volleyball League in North Staffs |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Teesside Charity | 1 | £9k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE | 1 | £1k |
| THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- SPORT NEWCASTLE
- NORTON SPORTS CHARITY
- NEWCASTLE BENFIELD JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB
- COVENTRY AND NORTH WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS CLUB
- CITY OF NORWICH ATHLETIC CLUB
- NEWCASTLE STAFFS FOODBANK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWCASTLE STAFFS. VOLLEYBALL CLUB | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPORT NEWCASTLE | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| NORTON SPORTS CHARITY | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWCASTLE BENFIELD JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB | £253k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY AND NORTH WARWICKSHIRE SPORTS CLUB | £240k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CITY OF NORWICH ATHLETIC CLUB | £98k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |