GRIMSBY ICE RINK

Registered charity 1175947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRC, GRIMSBY ICE RINK COMMUNITY

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in Grimsby and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for ice sports.

Objects

1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN GRIMSBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ICE SPORTS.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GRIMSBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION 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 INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£250k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has returned to positive unrestricted reserves of £69,100 after previously operating on a going concern basis due to pandemic impacts. The trustees report that recent refurbishments and increased footfall are expected to sustain this positive financial trend over the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £69k; policy: three months of fixed costs)
“Reserves are currently in a surplus position of £69,782. Free reserves (excluding fixed assets) are £31,232 in surplus. The charity aims to build reserves to cover at least 3 month's of fixed costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North East Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£298k£250k
31/08/2024£315k£268k
31/08/2023£285k£229k
31/08/2022£234k£225k
31/08/2021£164k£218k

Common questions

Is GRIMSBY ICE RINK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has returned to positive unrestricted reserves of £69,100 after previously operating on a going concern basis due to pandemic impacts. The trustees report that recent refurbishments and increased footfall are expected to sustain this positive financial trend over the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ONSIDE FOUNDATION1£914k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED1£20k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Grimsby Town Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRIMSBY ICE RINK£298k—0below—no doubt
Grimsby Town Foundation FY2025£605k—0unclear—no doubt
GRIMSBY YOUTH ZONE FY2025£10.7m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
RYCROFT LEISURE FY2025£340k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GRIMSBY SAINT MARK AND SAINT MARTIN FY2024£238k—0unclear—noted

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