DOWNEND AND FRENCHAY TENNIS CLUB

Registered charity 1195249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefits of inhabitants of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, by the provision and maintenance of facilities and coaching for playing tennis. Tennis is played outdoors, and a skill which can be played at all ages and abilities.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLUB ARE FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND COACHING FOR PLAYING TENNIS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,688.42 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £42,671.63 against total expenditure of £35,983.21. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £155,237, held across six funds including an operations reserve target of six months' recurring costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and no material matters were identified during the examination.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lesley St Leger
• Milo George
• PENELOPE ANNE WHITE

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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