HOUGHTON BOXING CLUB

Registered charity 1177929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for boxing.

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Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £20,070 for the year ended 18 June 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £212,892. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
18/06/2025£114k£94k
18/06/2024£133k£49k
18/06/2023£46k£47k
18/06/2022£34k£35k
18/06/2021£26k£12k

Common questions

Is HOUGHTON BOXING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £20,070 for the year ended 18 June 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £212,892. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOUGHTON BOXING CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOUGHTON BOXING CLUB as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, THE JOICEY TRUST, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE ROTHLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k37% of the salary costs for a sports charity working with disengaged young people living in the Coalfield area of Sunderland.
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£4kSection 2(f)
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE ROTHLEY TRUSTFY2024£2k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTSFY2024£0Biffa Award Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£20kNext Steps: growing our inclusive boxing programme for disadvantaged children
Sport England10/11/2025£7kBoxing Fitness to tackle health issues for inactive men 55+
Community Foundation North East31/10/2024£10kGrant to Houghton Boxing Club
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2024£20kCore funding to support our charity's investment into sustainability
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£10kFunding to make our community boxing club wheelchair accessible
Sport England15/03/2021£4kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England26/05/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COLLYHURST AND MOSTON BOXING CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOUGHTON BOXING CLUB£114k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLYHURST AND MOSTON BOXING CLUB FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN HOBBS CHARITY FY2026£701k—0unclear—no doubt
BOXING FUTURES LTD FY2025£567k—0unclear15.5%no doubt
MOSS SIDE FIRE STATION BOXING CLUB CIO FY2024£181k—0above11.4%no doubt
TAMWORTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt

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