LSSP

Registered charity 1176143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LSSP Foundation

The Objects of the CIO are to help young people through School and leisure based activities to develop their capabilities so that they may grow to become mature, responsible individuals and members of society who recognise the importance of physical activity

Objects

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SCHOOL AND LEISURE BASED ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO BECOME MATURE, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY WHO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

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

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Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£907k

Latest spending

£985k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £77,627 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted and restricted funds from £720,624 to £642,997. Per the trustees' report, the charity acknowledges uncertainty around government expenditure and the need to acquire other grant funding sources, though it maintains that future funding is adequate for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£907k

Total spending

£985k

Reserves (reported)

£316k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Dikinsonchair
Anthony Judge
David Hayes
Jon Pettit
Maureen Leatherbarrow
Nik Smith

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£907k	£985k
31/08/2024	£580k	£586k
31/12/2023	£397k	£584k
31/12/2022	£471k	£528k
31/12/2021	£259k	£229k

Common questions

Is LSSP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £77,627 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted and restricted funds from £720,624 to £642,997. Per the trustees' report, the charity acknowledges uncertainty around government expenditure and the need to acquire other grant funding sources, though it maintains that future funding is adequate for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	06/06/2024	£95k	ALB-Sport England-School Games Organiser

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£426k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£380k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST	1	£73k
Richmond Foundation	1	£54k
THE RAYNE TRUST	1	£45k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£42k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND	1	£40k
THE FUNDING NETWORK	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NETWORK CIO.

THE NETWORK CIO income £152k
RE N-GAGE income £327k
GOALS 4 GIRLS CIO income £401k
BE KIND MOVEMENT income £38k
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES income £590k
THE BURSARY FOUNDATION CIO income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LSSP	£907k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NETWORK CIO FY2025	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RE N-GAGE FY2025	£327k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	noted
GOALS 4 GIRLS CIO FY2025	£401k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BE KIND MOVEMENT FY2025	£38k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES FY2025	£590k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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