SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE
Registered charity 1184297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPHW, SPORTS PARTNERSHIP
Our purpose is to create a more active and healthier Herefordshire and Worcestershire by enabling a thriving, sustainable environment of physical activity and sport.We are a vibrant, independent organisation committed to improving the lives of people in Herefordshire & Worcestershire through the power of physical activity and sport.
Causes: Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,477 for the year, with total reserves decreasing from £966,308 to £915,831. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £229,866 and maintains designated funds for operational and redundancy risks. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, though it remains heavily dependent on Sport England funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Sport England (90% of income)
“Sport England funding accounted for 90% (2024 - 75%) of the charity's total income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: fully spend in the year of receipt (held: £230k)
“The charity's primary funding is in the form of a single annual restricted fund grant from Sports England, which the charity aims to fully spend in the year of receipt. All other restricted funds relating to specific projects are planned to be fully expensed over the period of the project to which they relate.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alan Gilmour
- Andrew Bradley
- Carole Cumino
- DENISE JOAN STRUTT
- Dr SUSAN MARGARET SCRIVEN
- Laura Margaret Fish
- Peter Edward Sugg · trustee of 2 other charities
- Sarah Mackay
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £50,477 for the year, with total reserves decreasing from £966,308 to £915,831. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £229,866 and maintains designated funds for operational and redundancy risks. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, though it remains heavily dependent on Sport England funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited.
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