SADIE BRISTOW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1182525 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to provide an athletic tennis sports module in primary schools. To raise awareness of Anaphalxis and allergies, fund nurses in training to become specialists in this area.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY ORGANISING OR PROVIDING FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TENNIS OR MINI TENNIS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERE ALLERGIC CONDITIONS AND WHERE PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT CAN BE FOUND;(B) MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES TO FUND RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSE AND CARE OF SEVERE ALLERGIC CONDITIONS (PROVIDED THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH IS PUBLISHED);(C) MAKING GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR THE TRAINING OF NURSES AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF INVOLVED IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH SEVERE ALLERGIC CONDITIONS.

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
£36k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £36,261 and expenditure of £15,190. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £40,189, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves sufficient to support 10 months of expenditure (£13,823). The charity holds no liabilities and maintains a healthy cash position of £55,482.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment for tennis coaching services to Stewart Bristow, husband of trustee Clare Bristow.
“During the period, the charity engaged the tennis coaching services of Stewart Bristow, co-founder of the charity and husband of trustee during the year, Clare Bristow. In the period, the total payments for his services were £1,480 (2024: £5,140). There were no other related party transactions.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£36k£15k
31/03/2024£26k£18k
31/03/2023£13k£9k
31/03/2022£21k£19k
31/03/2021£18k£6k

Common questions

Is SADIE BRISTOW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £21,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £36,261 and expenditure of £15,190. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £40,189, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves sufficient to support 10 months of expenditure (£13,823). The charity holds no liabilities and maintains a healthy cash position of £55,482. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.