ACTION FOR SPORT

Registered charity 1188957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION FOR SPORT LIMITED

Action For Sport is a charity dedicated to promoting sport, preventing barriers to sport and to protecting the environment. The charity is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to participate in sport. We are based in Yorkshire and are proud to support both our local communities and communities all around the UK.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:· TO PREVENT OF RELIEVE THE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SPORTS KIT AND EQUIPMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.· TO ADVANCE AMATEUR SPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SPORTS KIT AND EQUIPMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK TO ENABLE PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES· FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTION OF RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF RECYCLED SPORTS KIT AND EQUIPMENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £36,185 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £42,691 to £6,506. The trustees confirm there are no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves held at the year-end were £6,506, which is above the stated policy target of £3,500.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 11883782 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

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

• Sport England — “Proudly supported by Sport England” (source page)

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.

• FALL, Catherine Louise — director, appointed 22/02/2023on trustee list
• WALSHAW, Claire — director, appointed 17/06/2021on trustee list
• MARSH, Robert Howard — director, appointed 28/09/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Howard Marshchair
• Catherine Louise Fall
• Claire Walshaw

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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