HYTHE CRICKET & SQUASH CLUB

Registered charity 1204650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hythe Cricket and Squash Club is an inclusive community club, promoting participation in sport (particularly cricket, football and squash) by providing facilities and opportunities for people in the community of Hythe and the surrounding areas.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £625,170, largely driven by a one-off transfer of £582,976 from the former unincorporated club upon conversion to charitable status. Excluding this exceptional item, the underlying operating performance reflects normal activity with unrestricted free reserves of £60,279, which exceeds the trustees' target range of £18,000–£30,000. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis without material uncertainty.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Folkestone & Hythe District Councillors — “To Hythe Town Council, Hythe Venetian Fete Committee, The Environment Agency, the Ruckinge/Appledore farming community, and Folkestone & Hyt…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Philip George Carterchair
• Martin Robert Cobb
• Matthew Day
• Rachel Gainsford
• Steven Andrew Eggleston
• Thomas Luke Locke
• Timothy John Owen

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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