GIRLS IN SPORT

Registered charity 1175997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Elevate children our of poverty through gender-balanced educational and enrichment frameworks Promote gender equality to close the gap in literacy between boys and girlsElevate sport as intrinsic to educational and literacy advancement The charity is currently working in Sierra Leone

Objects

1.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.2.THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND MIXED GENDER ACTIVITIES

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

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total receipts of £25,564 and incurred total payments of £25,060 for the period ended 31 March 2025. The trustees' report indicates the charity is currently working in Sierra Leone to promote gender equality and educational advancement. The document does not disclose independent audit or examination reports, nor does it detail unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy target beyond a minimum bank balance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“A1 Receipts Donations Gift Aid Rebate Adjustment accounting error cash at bank at y/e from 2023/24” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: always achieve a minimum balance of £2,000 in the bank account (held: £302)
“The Reserves Policy is to always achieve a minimum balance of £2,000 in the bank account.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Girls in Sport Sierra Leone (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£26k£25k
31/03/2024£17k£17k
31/03/2023£15k£14k
31/03/2022£11k£11k
31/03/2021£8k£10k

Common questions

Is GIRLS IN SPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total receipts of £25,564 and incurred total payments of £25,060 for the period ended 31 March 2025. The trustees' report indicates the charity is currently working in Sierra Leone to promote gender equality and educational advancement. The document does not disclose independent audit or examination reports, nor does it detail unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy target beyond a minimum bank balance.