BUSEN MARTIAL ARTS AND SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 1169053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Busen Martial Arts & Sports Trust is working with London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to build a martial arts and fitness centre to open in September 2022. The new centre located in Stanley Road, Twickenham, will comprise 2 dojo areas and a fitness suite. Core activities will be martial arts and other fitness activities. It will be managed by the charity with a projected turnover of £250,000.

Objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES 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.3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR MARTIAL ARTS SUCH AS JUDO AND KARATE AS WELL AS OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTH.

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £70,710 against total funds of £98,210, with the charity reporting a net movement in funds of £28,512 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, citing strong demand and sufficient funding to support ongoing activities despite inflationary pressures. The reserves policy focuses on maintaining financial resilience and repaying subordinated loans over the medium to long term.

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What the accounts disclose

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Trustees · trustee networks

• COLIN SINCLAIR
• David Keith McSweeney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Charles Barclay
• Keith Anthony Hourigan
• PROFESSOR ROGER WILLIAM MILLS
• Richard Eves

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Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

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