CARLISLE HOCKEY CLUB
Promote participation in the sport of hockey for all ages within the community, providing facilities for playing hockey, opportunities for recreation, coaching, umpiring and competition.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CARLISLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO ENABLE PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF AMATEUR HOCKEY. (FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE “FACILITIES” MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES).
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £12,591 at the end of the year, up from £7,432 the previous year. The trustees reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2026
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025
- Volunteers: 14
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024
- Volunteers: 11
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2023 (received 25/03/2024, 25 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).
Trustees
- ALICE MURRAY
- KATHERINE ILLIDGE
- Mark William Nixon
- ROBERT WILLIAM GORDON FCA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2026 | £39k | £35k |
| 30/04/2025 | £25k | £20k |
| 30/04/2024 | £24k | £27k |
| 30/04/2023 | £29k | £29k |
Common questions
Is CARLISLE HOCKEY CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £12,591 at the end of the year, up from £7,432 the previous year. The trustees reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 01/10/2009 | £8k | Junior Development |
Charities like this
- HWHC LIMITED
- CARLISLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- CARLISLE SPORTS
- THE CENTRAL NORWICH HOCKEY CONSORTIUM LIMITED
- WHITE WALTHAM CRICKET CLUB
- PENZANCE HOCKEY CLUB
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLISLE HOCKEY CLUB | £39k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HWHC LIMITED | £749k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARLISLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | 21.8% | no doubt |
| CARLISLE SPORTS | £21k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CENTRAL NORWICH HOCKEY CONSORTIUM LIMITED | £66k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WHITE WALTHAM CRICKET CLUB | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |