ACTIVE PARTNERS TRUST

Registered charity 1180787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

By working strategically, Active Partners Trust's priorities are to:Support the inactive to become more activeAddress inequalities across priority groupsEnsure those that are already engaged in physical activity in sport continue to do so

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT AND THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE CO-ORDINATION OF SPORTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND/OR BY THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH AND/OR RESOURCES, AND/OR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS.4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, RESEARCH AND RESOURCES TO ENABLE, ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.4.1.3 THE IMPROVEMET AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND4.1.4 THE PROMOTION, AND/OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR, RECREATION AND/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, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,370,911, with a designated sinking fund of £425,000 set aside to cover termination costs. The trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position with funding secured until March 2027, though they note that increasing inflation may present challenges regarding employment costs in future years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bates Weston Audit Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10876876 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GUNATILLEKE, Nammunikankanange Janak, Dr — director, appointed 25/02/2026on trustee list
• CAMPBELL, Garry Lee — director, appointed 25/02/2026on trustee list
• BISHTON, Joanne, Dr — director, appointed 09/12/2025on trustee list
• POULTER, Gemma Elisabeth — director, appointed 09/12/2025on trustee list
• HILL, Adam Mark — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
• CALLAGHAN, Fiona Jane — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
• NORTH, Rachel Mary — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
• RICH, Michael David — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
• HASSELL, Christopher Andrew — director, appointed 30/03/2023on trustee list
• SHARDLOW, Mark Edward — director, appointed 22/02/2021on trustee list
• FEEK, Graham — director, appointed 12/03/2020on trustee list
• LAUGHTON, Jane Susan — director, appointed 12/03/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (49% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jane Laughtonchair
• Adam Mark Hill · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Andrew Hassell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Joanne Bishton
• Dr Nammunikankanange Janak Gunatilleke
• Fiona Jane Callaghan
• Garry Lee Campbell
• Gemma Elisabeth Poulter
• Graham Feek
• Mark Shardlow
• Michael David Rich · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rachel Mary North

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Active Partnerships.

• Active Partnerships income £3.5m
• ACTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £503k
• THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST income £206k
• ACTIVE LINCOLNSHIRE income £1.0m
• TOGETHER ACTIVE income £540k
• ACTIVE LANCASHIRE LIMITED income £2.7m

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