BRIGHT IDEAS FOR TENNIS
Registered charity 1172899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Bright Ideas for Tennis aims to get more people playing more tennis. We support tennis venues in the UK by helping to increase membership numbers, raising participation levels, and improving playing facilities. We provide clubs with a means to generate funds in order to develop their existing coaching programme, or to complete larger capital projects such as floodlighting, or court resurfacing.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,027 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £300,248 and expenditure of £254,221. However, the trustees have identified material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, although they maintain the going concern basis is appropriate.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six month's operational costs (held: £144k)
“Operational reserves should cover three to six month's operational costs, unless otherwise agreed by the board of trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The trustees have identified material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, however, the going concern basis remains appropriate.” — page 10
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
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → material uncertainty (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
- Barry Fulcher
- Esah Hayat
- JAMIE BAKER
- Lucy Shuker
- Neel Vinodray Sachdev
- Nicholas Baglin
- Nicholas David Adams
- STUART RHODES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIGHT IDEAS FOR TENNIS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,027 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £300,248 and expenditure of £254,221. However, the trustees have identified material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, although they maintain the going concern basis is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRIGHT IDEAS FOR TENNIS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHT IDEAS FOR TENNIS as a grant recipient include THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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