THE SELHURST FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1182639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

i) The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation;ii) To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of London and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time;iii) To advance the physical ed. of young people under the age of 25 years by providing sports facilities; andiv) The advancement of such other objects or purposes as thought fit

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:3.1.1 THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL, MARTIAL ARTS, BOXING AND OTHER SPORTS;3.1.2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION 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 OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS (WHO MAY BE ATTENDING SCHOOLS OR IN FULL TIME EDUCATION OR NOT UNDERGOING FORMAL EDUCATION) BY PROVIDING SPORTS FACILITIES.3.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.3.2 IN THESE ARTICLES, CHARITABLE MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND / OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £1,999,491, supported by investment income of £110,023 which exceeded total expenditure of £30,431. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient funds to pursue its aims, and the independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL HAROLDchair
• PATRICIA ARTEAGA COLINA

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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