WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT ATHLETICS CLUB

Registered charity 1182382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WADAC

Provision of athletics training and competition.Based at Winchester University's outdoor sports centreDetails on the club's web site - www.wadac.org.uk

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB ARE THE PROMOTION OF COMPETITION AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS AND OTHER RELATED SPORTS SUCH AS TRIATHLONS AND DUATHLONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WINCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ATHLETICS AND OTHER SPORTS.

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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Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased from £77,419 to £86,786 during the year, resulting in a net surplus of £9,367. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Alexandra Sports — “Welcome to Winchester & District Athletics Club Sponsored by Alexandra Sports” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Mannchair
Charlotte Hoskins
Dawn Tracy Thatcher
Gill Bowyer
Graham Joslin
JESSICA JANE WILSON
Kathryn Miles
Paul Andrew Cox
Vicky Gill
Walker Hunter

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£75k	£65k
31/01/2024	£84k	£97k
31/01/2023	£91k	£85k
31/01/2022	£78k	£63k
31/01/2021	£56k	£35k

Common questions

Is WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT ATHLETICS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased from £77,419 to £86,786 during the year, resulting in a net surplus of £9,367. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.