GEOFF WICKENS EGERTON SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 1191913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the trust are, for the public benefit: (1) the promotion of amateur sport; and (2) the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in and around Egerton, Kent in particular but not exclusively by the provision, maintenance and improvement of facilities for amateur sport and healthy recreation.

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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,055,910, which the trustees describe as a strategy to build reserves to support the community with providing donations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £79,677 for the year, primarily driven by a significant loss on investment revaluations, though it remains solvent with net assets of the same value. Governance costs were explicitly stated at £1,680, covering independent examination and accountancy fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: strategy to build reserves (in cash and readily realisable investments) to support the community with providing donations (held: £1.1m)
“As detailed above it is the charity's strategy to build reserves (in cash and readily realisable investments) to support the community with providing donations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee J A Hopkins is President of Egerton Cricket Club and Parish Councillor for Egerton. The charity made donations to these entities.
“The trustee J A Hopkins, is President of Egerton Cricket Club and Parish Councillor for Egerton. In the period, the charity has made the following donations:: - Egerton Cricket Club - £2,072 - Egerton Parish Council - £1,430” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£97k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£28k£25k
31/03/2024£26k£13k
31/03/2023£27k£52k
31/03/2022£1.3m£97k

Common questions

Is GEOFF WICKENS EGERTON SPORTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,055,910, which the trustees describe as a strategy to build reserves to support the community with providing donations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £79,677 for the year, primarily driven by a significant loss on investment revaluations, though it remains solvent with net assets of the same value. Governance costs were explicitly stated at £1,680, covering independent examination and accountancy fees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.