CROSTON SPORTS CLUB

Registered charity 1200100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Croston and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstance or for the public at large in the interest of social welfare.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CROSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chorley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £85,928, resulting in a net income of £23,935 for the year. The trustees acknowledge that the charity holds significant tangible fixed assets but notes that these investments are not available for revenue expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in business.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies 60,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to accumulate funds so as to have as many years running costs as possible in reserve to cover cyclical maintenance (held: £86k)
“The reserves policy is to accumulate funds so as to have as many years running costs as possible in reserve to cover cyclical maintenance, which will provide long term security to the users of the Sports Club.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Croston Sports Club Trading Ltd
“Then the net assets of £35,200 which were used by wholly owned subsidiary company Croston Sports Club Trading Ltd ("Trading") were transferred to their loan account.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£90k£66k
31/08/2024£60k£36k
31/03/2023£50k£12k

Common questions

Is CROSTON SPORTS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £85,928, resulting in a net income of £23,935 for the year. The trustees acknowledge that the charity holds significant tangible fixed assets but notes that these investments are not available for revenue expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in business. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England15/05/2020£9kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England15/02/2016£5kFlood Support

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SURREY CRICKET BOARD1£19k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONISTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROSTON SPORTS CLUB£90k—0unclear—no doubt
CONISTON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE FY2025£196k—0unclear—no doubt
EGERTON FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£294k—0above—no doubt
BERKHAMSTED COMMUNITY CRICKET AND SPORTS CLUB FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£259k—0below—no doubt
CROFTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£169k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.