THRIVING THROUGH RECREATION

Registered charity 1204822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Thriving Through Recreation provides funds for children and young people living in England and Wales aged 0-18 years (0-24 years if they are registered with a current Education, Health and Care Plan) to regularly access learning or training in recreational pursuits or leisure-time educational activities in the interests of their social, emotional, and educational welfare.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR, AND SUPPORT TO ACCESS, LEARNING OR TRAINING IN RECREATIONAL PURSUITS OR LEISURE-TIME EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-18 YEARS (0-24 YEARS IF THEY ARE REGISTERED WITH AN EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLAN) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £62,238.85, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £24,310.14. The organisation reported a surplus of £37,928.71, having spent £24,379.68 on activities and administration against total income of £62,308.39. The trustees' report confirms the organisation had no paid employees during this period, relying on volunteers and freelance staff.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Thriving Through Recreation reserves the full amount for each awarded grant, plus one year of core running costs, to support these grants for the 12 months to which we have committed. While six months of staff salary costs are also reserved, the organisation had no paid employees during this financial period. (reserves figure: £62k)

“Thriving Through Recreation reserves the full amount for each awarded grant, plus one year of core running costs, to support these grants for the 12 months to which we have committed. While six months of staff salary costs are also reserved, the organisation had no paid employees during this financial period.” — page 9

Per its FY2026 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thriving Through Recreation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Carterchair
Amy Haynes
ELIZABETH JANE RILEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Imogen Loxam
JANE MARGARET SPENCER · trustee of 1 other charity
Joy Angela Laws
Penny Day · trustee of 1 other charity
Susannah Clare Connell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£62k	£24k
05/04/2025	£21k	£2k
05/04/2024	£5k	£93

Common questions

Is THRIVING THROUGH RECREATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £62,238.85, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £24,310.14. The organisation reported a surplus of £37,928.71, having spent £24,379.68 on activities and administration against total income of £62,308.39. The trustees' report confirms the organisation had no paid employees during this period, relying on volunteers and freelance staff. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2026	£10k	Activities Support Programme