PETWORTH HOUSE TENNIS COURT LIMITED

Registered charity 1186389 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity promotes community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of Real Tennis. The Charity also promotes the conservation, preservation and improvement for the public benefit as a building of historic interest the Real Tennis Court at Petworth, and education of the public about the history and heritage of the building.

Objects

1.THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF REAL TENNIS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND.2.TO CONSERVE,PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST THE REAL TENNIS COURT AT ESTATE YARD, PETWORTH, WEST SUSSEX GU28 0DU, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BUILDING.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £165,249, resulting in a net surplus of £15,262 for the year. The trustees confirm that expected cash flows are sufficient to meet all liabilities as they fall due, indicating no material uncertainty regarding the charity's continuation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06738258

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• STABLES, Richard Mark — director, appointed 24/08/2026on trustee list
• HILL, Julian Peter Dunlop — director, appointed 07/08/2025on trustee list
• RUSSELL, Rhona Alison Edmond — director, appointed 18/07/2025on trustee list
• CHURCH, Julian Mark — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Oliver Hugo — director, appointed 26/11/2023on trustee list
• JAMES, Timothy Edward Henderson — director, appointed 12/12/2021on trustee list
• MCNALLY, Ian Richard Armstrong — director, appointed 01/01/2019on trustee list
• PETERSEN, Jonathan Edward — director, appointed 07/10/2017on trustee list
• SWAN, Christopher Alan Sheriton — director, appointed 24/09/2016on trustee list
• MUIR, Robert Wallace — director, appointed 20/09/2014on trustee list
• WILKINSON, Julian Ayscough — director, appointed 01/01/2009on trustee list
• DRAFFAN, Nigel Gordon Helm — director, appointed 01/01/2009on trustee list
• KNIGHT, Simon Fairfax — director, appointed 01/01/2009not on trustee list
• PAGE, Andrew John Walter — director, appointed 01/01/2009on trustee list
• FUENTE, Charles Ramon — director, appointed 31/10/2008on trustee list
• MUIR, Robert Wallace — secretary, appointed 08/12/2025

Official officers record.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew John Walter Page · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER ALAN SHERITON SWAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charles Ramon De La Fuente
• Ian Richard McNally
• JULIAN AYSCOUGH WILKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• JULIAN MARK CHURCH
• JULIAN PETER DUNLOP HILL
• Jonathan Edward Petersen
• NIGEL GORDON HELM DRAFFAN
• Oliver Hugo Taylor
• RHONA ALISON EDMOND RUSSELL
• Richard Mark Stables · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Wallace Muir
• SIMON FAIRFAX KNIGHT DL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Timothy Edward Henderson James

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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