THE LION STRENGTH AND FITNESS ACADEMY

Registered charity 1170725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LION GYM

Amateur Boxing Club based in Green gates, West Yorkshire, Bradford. to provide facilities for recreational 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 interest of social welfare and with the object of improving life.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,465 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £85,253 to £73,788. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not have a reserves policy, though free reserves excluding fixed assets were £72,918 at year-end. The independent examiner qualified their report due to a failure to maintain day-to-day accounting records as required by law.

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

What the accounts disclose

Audit opinion: qualified
I therefore qualify my statement in that: 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for accrued expenses
During the year a payment of £9,097 was made to Mohammed Khalil Alam in respect of accrued expenses since the formation of the charity. This money was pending since the club opened and when the charity did not have any money in the account and he purchased things for the club. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£37k£48k
29/02/2024£40k£35k
28/02/2023£40k£35k
28/02/2022£52k£28k
28/02/2021£64k£19k

Common questions

Is THE LION STRENGTH AND FITNESS ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,465 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £85,253 to £73,788. Per the trustees' report, the charity does not have a reserves policy, though free reserves excluding fixed assets were £72,918 at year-end. The independent examiner qualified their report due to a failure to maintain day-to-day accounting records as required by law. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2018£10kEmpowering Youths Through the Art of Box
Sport England14/03/2017£13kBox On Project - Round 2
Sport England25/09/2015£10kLion Strength and Fitness Academy