SOUTHBOURNE TENNIS CLUB

Registered charity 1185919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides access to tennis and tennis related activities to all sections of the community.

Objects

(1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SPORTS THROUGH PROMOTING TENNIS TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVELS OF ABILITY/DISABILITY NOR THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHBOURNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO 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.

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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Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£80k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,898 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves increasing to £176,898. The trustees note that the club kept close control of outgoings and engaged in fundraising to support facility upgrades. The financial statements were compiled by J Aubin Ltd under micro-entity provisions, with no audit required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership income (67% of income)

“Membership income 53,160”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: The charity will continue to make provision of reserves for the replacement and upgrade of facilities in line with guidelines from the LTA. (reserves figure: £177k)

“The charity will continue to make provision of reserves for the replacement and upgrade of facilities in line with guidelines from the LTA.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard John Henshawchair
Carolyn Patricia Day
Claire Amanda Mackley
Daniel Light
Elwyn Hedley
Kirsty Helen Holmes
Lloyd Thomas Roy Harkcom
Stuart Poyser

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£80k	£53k
31/12/2024	£66k	£31k
31/12/2023	£65k	£45k
31/12/2022	£56k	£45k
31/12/2021	£52k	£57k

Common questions

Is SOUTHBOURNE TENNIS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,898 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total reserves increasing to £176,898. The trustees note that the club kept close control of outgoings and engaged in fundraising to support facility upgrades. The financial statements were compiled by J Aubin Ltd under micro-entity provisions, with no audit required. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	05/01/2021	£1k	COVID19 Return to Play
Sport England	03/01/2013	£50k	Disabled and female friendly facilities

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HEVENINGHAM HALL COUNTRY FAIR TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BISHOP SUTTON TENNIS CLUB.

BISHOP SUTTON TENNIS CLUB income £64k
SOUTHWOLD & DISTRICT TENNIS CLUB income £56k
SUTTON CHURCHES TENNIS CLUB income £73k
THEYDON BOIS LAWN TENNIS CLUB income £51k
SHERBORNE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED income £1.3m
HYTHE LAWN TENNIS CLUB income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHBOURNE TENNIS CLUB	£80k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BISHOP SUTTON TENNIS CLUB FY2025	£64k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHWOLD & DISTRICT TENNIS CLUB FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CHURCHES TENNIS CLUB FY2025	£73k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEYDON BOIS LAWN TENNIS CLUB FY2025	£51k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHERBORNE SPORTS AND LEISURE LIMITED FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.