BLYTH SPARTANS JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB
The main activities are the provision of facilities for the playing and coaching of youth football in Blyth and the surrounding areas
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN BLYTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING AND COACHING OF YOUTH FOOTBALL
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £129,730, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of holding three to four months of operating costs. Total incoming resources were £162,757 against total expenditure of £153,771, resulting in a net surplus for the period.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have established a reserves policy, to hold in available balance an amount equal to between three and four months of operating costs.” — page 10
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Keith Whissonchair
- Andrea Thompson
- Andrew Thompson
- Craig Nicholson
- KATHERINE BURNS
- Nicholas Soulsby
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £163k | £154k |
| 31/05/2024 | £199k | £139k |
| 31/05/2023 | £151k | £139k |
| 31/05/2022 | £122k | £119k |
| 31/05/2021 | £105k | £52k |
Common questions
Is BLYTH SPARTANS JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £129,730, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of holding three to four months of operating costs. Total incoming resources were £162,757 against total expenditure of £153,771, resulting in a net surplus for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2021 | £7k | Play On! |