THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1167866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of amateur sport for public benefitNational Governing Body in the UKOrganising tournaments and other events Increasing participation by all members of the publicProviding grants to clubs, schools and universities to assist in the provision of facilities

Causes: Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£654k
Latest spending
£602k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net gain of £52.7k for the year ended 30 June 2025, an improvement from the prior year's loss. Total reserves stood at £3,064k, with unrestricted reserves at £2,080k, which the Trustees consider healthy and sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of management expenses plus expected grants for the next three years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months management expenses plus expected grants for the next three years (held: £2.1m)
“the unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to cover six months management expenses plus expected grants for the next three years. As at 30 June 2025 these are estimated to amount to approximately £600k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: T&RA Trading Limited
“The company has one subsidiary undertaking, T&RA Trading Limited (TRAT), as detailed below.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£654k
Total spending
£602k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~41.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£654k£602k
30/06/2024£548k£572k
30/06/2023£584k£588k
30/06/2022£328k£251k
30/06/2021£328k£251k

Common questions

Is THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net gain of £52.7k for the year ended 30 June 2025, an improvement from the prior year's loss. Total reserves stood at £3,064k, with unrestricted reserves at £2,080k, which the Trustees consider healthy and sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of management expenses plus expected grants for the next three years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE QUEEN'S CLUB FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE QUEEN'S CLUB FOUNDATIONFY2022£57Grants to institutions for the advancement of racquet sports

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 LTA TENNIS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED£654k—0unclear—no doubt
LTA TENNIS FOUNDATION FY2025£4.0m—0above—no doubt
THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY FY2026£4.0m—0above—no doubt
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy FY2024£245k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNET TABLE TENNIS CLUB (BTTC) FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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