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TENNIS FIRST

Registered charity 1173079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity awards grants to young tennis players who aspire to become professional competitive players.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,090 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £300,604 and total expenditure of £280,514. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £341,595, which exceeds the stated policy target of £200,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £342k)
“the Trustees have agreed that the Charity should maintain reserves at a level not less than the projected grant commitments for the forthcoming year currently £200,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated to the charity
“During the year, the trustees donated a total of £40,000 (2024: £45,050) to the charity.” — page 18
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£301k£281k
31/03/2024£385k£386k
31/03/2023£215k£353k
31/03/2022£387k£299k
31/03/2021£193k£150k

Common questions

Is TENNIS FIRST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,090 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £300,604 and total expenditure of £280,514. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £341,595, which exceeds the stated policy target of £200,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TENNIS FIRST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TENNIS FIRST as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
AlixPartners (UK) Charitable FoundationFY2026£10k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION2£17k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£335k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION1£50k
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION1£20k
THE QUEEN'S CLUB FOUNDATION1£57

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TENNIS FIRST£301k—0above—no doubt
THE TENNIS & RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£654k—0unclear—no doubt
LTA TENNIS FOUNDATION FY2025£4.0m—0above—no doubt
FRED PERRY TENNIS TRUST FY2024£394k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION FY2025£4.6m—0unclear—no doubt
TENNIS SHROPSHIRE FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt

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