SUTTON TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation. In particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of racquet sports including tennis, squash and racketball at grounds in Devonshire Road, Sutton, Surrey.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RACQUET SPORTS INCLUDING TENNIS AND SQUASH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a healthy surplus of £37,636 before depreciation, driven by improved profitability in bar and catering activities and increased membership income. Total reserves stood at £201,849, comprising unrestricted funds and restricted grants, with significant investment in club facilities funded partly by member promissory notes.
What the accounts disclose
“I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination other than that disclosed below which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records”
“I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination other than that disclosed below which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records”
“Specifically STSC has the charity entity and a wholly owned trading subsidiary, STSC Trading Ltd, through which relevant transactions occur.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 13
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
- Has a trading subsidiary
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Peter Martin Wardchair
- Andrew Jennings
- Jason Jones-Smythe
- Laura Payne
- Steven Mark Lewis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £375k | £377k |
| 31/03/2024 | £269k | £159k |
| 31/03/2023 | £173k | £102k |
| 31/03/2022 | £147k | £82k |
| 31/03/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is SUTTON TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a healthy surplus of £37,636 before depreciation, driven by improved profitability in bar and catering activities and increased membership income. Total reserves stood at £201,849, comprising unrestricted funds and restricted grants, with significant investment in club facilities funded partly by member promissory notes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £18k | Active Lifestyle Racketball Programme for Seniors at Sutton Tennis & Squash Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2022 | £10k | Getting together |
| Sport England | 02/06/2020 | £10k | COVID-19 CEF |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HEVENINGHAM HALL COUNTRY FAIR TRUST | 1 | £12k |
Charities like this
- SUTTON CHURCHES TENNIS CLUB
- SOUTHBOURNE TENNIS CLUB
- KENT SQUASH AND RACKETBALL ASSOCIATION
- PURLEY BURY TENNIS CLUB
- SOUTHWOLD & DISTRICT TENNIS CLUB
- THE SUTTON COLDFIELD RECREATIONAL TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTTON TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB | £375k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUTTON CHURCHES TENNIS CLUB | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHBOURNE TENNIS CLUB | £80k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KENT SQUASH AND RACKETBALL ASSOCIATION | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PURLEY BURY TENNIS CLUB | £51k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHWOLD & DISTRICT TENNIS CLUB | £56k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |