BST MMA ACADEMY

Registered charity 1179824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community Sports

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,281 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £10,361. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's reserves policy targets approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a level significantly higher than the current unrestricted fund balance. The organization continues to operate from a property purchased using previous donations, with total net assets standing at £498,361.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (reserves figure: £10k)
“In the opinion of the Trustees, an appropriate level equates to approximately 3 months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from related party
“Creditors comprise a loan received in the year to 31 st March 2024 of £65,000 from Excel Body Repairs Limited, a company of which Mr Robert A Hillis is a director. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand.” — page 10
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£595k
Total spending
£74k
Reserves (reported)
£585k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~95.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£114k
31/03/2024£29k£113k
31/03/2023£30k£21k
31/03/2022£595k£74k
31/03/2021£76k£71k

Common questions

Is BST MMA ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,281 for the year ended 31st March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £10,361. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's reserves policy targets approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, a level significantly higher than the current unrestricted fund balance. The organization continues to operate from a property purchased using previous donations, with total net assets standing at £498,361. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England23/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 CEF

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BILLINGHAM BOXING ACADEMY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BST MMA ACADEMY£103k—0unclear—no doubt
BILLINGHAM BOXING ACADEMY FY2026£177k—0unclear—no doubt
B.T.D.A. LIMITED FY2025£889k——below—no doubt
ST PAUL'S BOXING ACADEMY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
REPTON BOXING CLUB FY2025£79k—0above—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt

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