GYMPANZEES

Registered charity 1189375 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the needs of, and promote social inclusion of, children and young people who are experiencing ill health or who have a disability and who are therefore socially excluded, their families, carers and friends by the provision of therapeutic, and inclusive play and recreational facilities and spaces. This is delivered in Bristol.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £1.57 million, driven by the capitalisation of redevelopment costs for the new permanent centre. The charity holds an unrestricted designated emergency reserve of £260,000, which falls within its stated policy target range of £246,000 to £492,000. Per the trustees' report, the organisation is on track to open its permanent facility in June 2026, supported by secured pledges and a clear build programme.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by ML Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gympanzees (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Rockcliffe Charitable Trust — “We are incredibly thankful to the Rockcliffe Charitable Trust for their generous support as a Principle Build Partner and Founding Member of…” (source page)
• John James Bristol Foundation — “In late 2024, Gympanzees received a landmark £1 million pledge from the John James Bristol Foundation towards our Project Home capital appea…” (source page)
• The Nisbet Trust — “We are deeply grateful to the Nisbet Trust , a valued Project Home Build Partner and Founding Member, whose generous support is helping us c…” (source page)
• Bernard Sunley Foundation — “We are proud to recognise the Bernard Sunley Foundation as a Build Partner in funding the construction of the Gympanzees Centre.” (source page)
• The Gosling Foundation — “Thank you to The Gosling Foundation for their incredible generosity, their support is making a real difference in helping us create a world-…” (source page)
• The Clothworkers’ Foundation — “Huge thanks to The Clothworkers’ Foundation for their donation towards Project Home.” (source page)
• The Wolfson Foundation — “The Wolfson Foundation has awarded Gympanzees a £110,000 grant to build our commercial kitchen” (source page)
• The Julia Rausing Trust — “We’re overjoyed that the Julia Rausing Trust is funding our inclusive soft play room” (source page)
• St James’s Place Charitable Foundation — “We’re deeply grateful to the St James’s Place Charitable Foundation for funding the Music Room” (source page)
• Irwin Mitchell — “We’re immensely grateful for the support we have recieved from Irwin Mitchell as a Founding Member of Project Home, and for generously fundi…” (source page)
• The Mark Benevolent Fund — “We’re incredibly thankful to the Mark Benevolent Fund for their generous support in funding the construction of a Changing Place at Gympanze…” (source page)
• Sport England — “We’re delighted that Sport England has funded a fully accessible Changing Place at Gympanzees” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “Gympanzees is incredibly grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund for a £500,000 grant supporting our appeal and Lending Library.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 43.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kelvin Joneschair
• Dr Mark Mason
• Elizabeth Scholey
• Emma Louise Wilson
• Judith Gray · trustee of 1 other charity
• Luigi Mario De Luca
• Richard Cartwright

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Monmouthshire · Newport City · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORK CITY GYMNASTICS FOUNDATION.

• YORK CITY GYMNASTICS FOUNDATION income £608k
• CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED income £999k
• Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy income £245k
• BRITISH GYMNASTICS FOUNDATION income £366k
• INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £1.0m
• WYE GYMNASTICS AND GALAXY CHEERLEADING income £535k

Side by side with its peers

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