BURGESS SPORTS

Registered charity 1171033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting sport and healthy activity in the local area. Supporting community clubs in their individual activities.Working with Creation and other stakeholders to improve access to sport and healthy activity for residents of the Aylesbury EstateRunning of sports camps and afterschool activities for local children and training volunteers.

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Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £51,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £98,404, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of no less than six months of core annual expenditure (approximately £120,000). The charity acknowledges continuing cost pressures in hospitality but reports that its trading subsidiary achieved a profit and made a significant donation to the charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core annual expenditure (held: £98k)
“It is our intention at present to maintain free reserves of no less than six months of core annual expenditure, which, based on current operations, is approximately £120,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Burgess Sports Trading Ltd (subsidiary) made a donation of £35,103 to the charity and holds a loan to the charity of £43,559.
“The Trading Company made a profit of £5,233 after recording a donation of £35,103 to the Charity. The loan from the Trading Company to the Charity now stands at £43,559.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Burgess Sports Trading Ltd
“BS has one subsidiary company: (i) Burgess Sports Trading Ltd (Company No. 13295526 )”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£283k£232k
31/03/2024£159k£237k
31/03/2023£216k£250k
31/03/2022£301k£223k
31/03/2021£303k£239k

Common questions

Is BURGESS SPORTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £51,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a loss in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £98,404, while the charity maintains a reserves policy target of no less than six months of core annual expenditure (approximately £120,000). The charity acknowledges continuing cost pressures in hospitality but reports that its trading subsidiary achieved a profit and made a significant donation to the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BURGESS SPORTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BURGESS SPORTS as a grant recipient include UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, Notting Hill Genesis Community Foundation, CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK, NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST, Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2025£70kLarge Grant
Notting Hill Genesis Community FoundationFY2025£50kLet’s Get Active
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2025£30k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2023£9k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2024£9k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2022£7k
NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUSTFY2024£3k
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2023£2kSchool Uniform/General
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£2kGrant
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£2kGrant to Organisation
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2024£1kRound Three - Food Poverty

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2024£12kKids in the Kitchen
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£20kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£44kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£9kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£5kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£5kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£5kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£5kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£9kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£5kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£9kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£4kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£4kGrant to Burgess Sports
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£34kGrant to Burgess Sports
UK government14/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£5kGrant to Burgess Sports

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURGESS SPORTS£283k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£399k—0unclear—no doubt
The Sports Trust FY2025£1.4m£70,001 - £80,000—below—no doubt
SOMERSET ACTIVITY AND SPORTS PARTNERSHIP FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
BURY ATHLETIC CLUB FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVING SPORT CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH SPORTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£2.4m——below—no doubt

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