RACKETS CUBED

Registered charity 1170744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rackets Cubed is a national charity committed to transforming the lives of underserved young people in the UK's most deprived communities. Our goal is to empower children to overcome educational barriers, build academic confidence, and develop the resilience needed to thrive.We run Community Partnership Hubs offering integrated Rackets Sports, Tennis, Education (Maths) and Nutrition support.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE LIVING IN ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVANCING EDUCATION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £163,539, while the charity holds total net assets of £233,171. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy of retaining three to six months of expected operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted balance appears sufficient to meet this target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 6 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
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rackets Cubed (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL IAN HILLchair
• Bruce Layland Walker
• CAVIN JOHN O'DRISCOLL
• Emma Lewis
• Kathryn Bartram
• MICHAEL HOLLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Andrew Ford
• Sheila Forster

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Bradford City · Kingston Upon Hull City · Leeds City · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Surrey · Throughout London · Walsall

Income and spending

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