THE HYDE TENNIS CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1187898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF REAL TENNIS IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR INTRODUCING THE GAME TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.2. TO CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST THE REAL TENNIS COURT AT THE HYDE TENNIS CLUB, WALDITCH ROAD, WALDITCH,

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Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,335 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £35,071 against total expenditure of £41,406. The trustees consider the charity to be in good financial health, noting that membership-related income is sufficient to fulfill day-to-day objectives and that sufficient reserves are held to maintain the property as required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to pay for building maintenance when it is required (held: £92k)

“The Trustees aim to hold sufficient reserves to pay for building maintenance when it is required.” — 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Low Carbon Dorset — “The club, with assistance from Low Carbon Dorset as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), installed energy efficient lighti…” (source page)
European Regional Development Fund — “The club, with assistance from Low Carbon Dorset as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), installed energy efficient lighti…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £131k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Commodore Philip Thicknessechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Christopher Davison · trustee of 2 other charities
Christopher Huxley
Dugald Lockhart
Ludovic Blackburn
Rosalind Jean Dugdale Clark
STEPHEN JOHN GRIER

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£35k	£41k
31/08/2024	£34k	£27k
31/08/2023	£30k	£29k
31/08/2022	£28k	£37k
31/08/2021	£248k	£43k

Common questions

Is THE HYDE TENNIS CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £6,335 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £35,071 against total expenditure of £41,406. The trustees consider the charity to be in good financial health, noting that membership-related income is sufficient to fulfill day-to-day objectives and that sufficient reserves are held to maintain the property as required. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HYDE TENNIS CLUB LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HYDE TENNIS CLUB LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£500