THE COCKS AND HENS LAWN TENNIS CLUB

Registered charity 1182769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COCKS AND HENS CAMBRIDGE TENNIS

We are a tennis club serving people in Cambridge and the surrounding area

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING TENNIS. "FACILITIES" IS DEFINED AS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND THE ORGANISING OF SPORTING ACTIVITY INCLUDING COACHING.

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
£116k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £57,941 against total funds of £166,260, with a designated sinking fund of £108,319. The Trustees report a cash surplus of £21,675 for the year and confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. The charity's reserves policy targets an ideal level based on depreciation requirements and one quarter of annual running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sinking fund for depreciation plus one quarter of annual outgoings (held: £58k)
“The Trustees believe that an ideal level of reserve for the Club is the amount of the sinking fund required to cover depreciation of courts and floodlights over their agreed lifespan together with one quarter of the annual outgoings of standard running costs for the previous financial year.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£116k£94k
31/12/2023£103k£86k
31/12/2022£95k£70k
31/12/2021£106k£61k
31/12/2020£167k£131k

Common questions

Is THE COCKS AND HENS LAWN TENNIS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £57,941 against total funds of £166,260, with a designated sinking fund of £108,319. The Trustees report a cash surplus of £21,675 for the year and confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. The charity's reserves policy targets an ideal level based on depreciation requirements and one quarter of annual running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England04/05/2020£8kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England24/04/2020£20kAdditional Floodlighting