WEST BRIDGFORD COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1182502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WBCFC, WEST BRIDGFORD COLTS, WEST BRIDGFORD COLTS FC

The Charity provides children, young people and adults with the opportunity to play football in a supportive environment. The Club operates in West Bridgford, Nottingham and involves players from that location and surrounding areas. The Club also encourages the development of high quality playing, changing and social facilities.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WEST BRIDGFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 the charity reported an underlying loss of £8k for the year ended 31 May 2025, after adjusting for specific grant income and bank charge refunds. Despite this, the charity holds £89k in cash reserves and maintains a policy of operating without an overdraft, with trustees confirming no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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).

• The Campbell Clinic — “During the 2022/23 season, West Bridgford Colts were pleased to announce a club partnership with The Campbell Clinic, a private dental pract…” (source page)
• Specsavers — “We are grateful for all of our team sponsorship partners, who include Specsavers, Wagamama, Fit2Go, Ellis-Fermor & Negus and Nottingham Orga…” (source page)
• Wagamama — “We are grateful for all of our team sponsorship partners, who include Specsavers, Wagamama, Fit2Go, Ellis-Fermor & Negus and Nottingham Orga…” (source page)
• Fit2Go — “We are grateful for all of our team sponsorship partners, who include Specsavers, Wagamama, Fit2Go, Ellis-Fermor & Negus and Nottingham Orga…” (source page)
• Ellis-Fermor & Negus — “We are grateful for all of our team sponsorship partners, who include Specsavers, Wagamama, Fit2Go, Ellis-Fermor & Negus and Nottingham Orga…” (source page)
• Nottingham Organ Donation — “We are grateful for all of our team sponsorship partners, who include Specsavers, Wagamama, Fit2Go, Ellis-Fermor & Negus and Nottingham Orga…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ilana Freestonechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Simon
• Ian Stendhurst
• Joanne Worster
• Peter Hopkins
• Philip John Traquair
• Sally Lowther

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EPSOM & EWELL COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED.

• EPSOM & EWELL COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED income £278k
• SAUGHALL COLTS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB income £137k
• BRANDON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB income £101k
• WEST END TERRIERS FC income £167k
• NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB income £117k
• MOORSIDE RANGERS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £158k

Side by side with its peers

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