BARNSLEY COMMUNITY GYMNASTICS ACADEMY

Registered charity 1205622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to provide gymnastics facilities and training for the children of Barnsley.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR GYMNASTICS IN BARNSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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 · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £37,702 for the year ended 30 September 2025, bringing unrestricted funds to £37,702. The trustees note that reserves are currently held at £0, with plans to build reserves for future equipment and facility purchases. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: BARNSLEY GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED Companies House 06585875

Funders the charity credits

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

• EN:COMMUNITIES — “PROUDLY FUNDED BY ✦ EN:COMMUNITIES ✦ PENISTONE MASONIC LODGE ✦ KEY FUND ✦” (source page)
• PENISTONE MASONIC LODGE — “PROUDLY FUNDED BY ✦ EN:COMMUNITIES ✦ PENISTONE MASONIC LODGE ✦ KEY FUND ✦” (source page)
• KEY FUND — “PROUDLY FUNDED BY ✦ EN:COMMUNITIES ✦ PENISTONE MASONIC LODGE ✦ KEY FUND ✦” (source page)

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lucy Barkerchair
• Carol Lesley Taylor
• Litha Bacon

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS.

• SOUTH DEVON SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS income £343k
• BRUMBY GYMNASTICS ACADEMY income £125k
• Barnsley FC Community Trust income £1.3m
• WEALD GYMNASTICS CENTRE income £414k
• Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy income £245k
• CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LIMITED income £999k

Side by side with its peers

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