SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1205883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWARK AMATEUR BOXING CLUB

A hub for Newark's youth that builds resilience, discipline, respect & ambition. Working with schools, the authorities and the local community to improve the lives of the local people and the area in which we live. Combining dynamic non contact boxing with bespoke and dedicated personal support to empower young people aged 5 to 25 to realise their true potential. Amateur boxing club

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 5-25 THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING BOXING LESSONS AND TRAINING.

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 · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a cash deficit of £6,462.43 after incurring a net deficit of £6,599.65 due to equipment purchases and the ending of school-based intervention work. The Trustees consider the Foundation has sufficient resources to continue activities, subject to future income and grants. The charity holds no land or buildings and has nil liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet the Foundation's ongoing operating commitments and to provide a reasonable contingency for unexpected costs or fluctuations in income (reserves figure: £6k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet the Foundation's ongoing operating commitments and to provide a reasonable contingency for unexpected costs or fluctuations in income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Dean Sugden received £1,192.50 for volunteer mileage.

“During the year, £1,192.50 shown in the accounts under Volunteer Mileage was paid to Dean Sugden, who is a trustee and Head Coach, as reimbursement of mileage incurred in connection with Foundation activities.” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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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

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 30/11/2025

Volunteers: 8
Government income: £8,948 — grants £8,948 (4); 22% of the £40,756 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £24,800 — contracts £12,400 (2), grants £12,400 (2); 44% of the £56,922 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dave Thompson
Dean Sugden
Diane Blackshaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Daws
Manoj Keshavji
Nicki Peters-Bayford
Susan Jane Gray

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£41k	£47k
30/11/2024	£57k	£44k

Common questions

Is SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a cash deficit of £6,462.43 after incurring a net deficit of £6,599.65 due to equipment purchases and the ending of school-based intervention work. The Trustees consider the Foundation has sufficient resources to continue activities, subject to future income and grants. The charity holds no land or buildings and has nil liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	22/10/2024	£4k	Female only boxing sessions
Sport England	28/05/2020	£3k	COVID-19 CEF

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£24k
JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION	1	£19k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£13k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	1	£1k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPREME BOXING CLUB.

SUPREME BOXING CLUB income £77k
CHESTER BOXERS LIMITED income £65k
REDHILL AMATEUR BOXING CLUB income £67k
SUNDERLAND AMATEUR BOXING CLUB income £49k
THAI BOXING COMMUNITY CENTRE income £64k
GRAINGER PARK income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUGGYS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION	£41k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUPREME BOXING CLUB FY2026	£77k	—	below	—	no doubt
CHESTER BOXERS LIMITED FY2025	£65k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDHILL AMATEUR BOXING CLUB FY2025	£67k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUNDERLAND AMATEUR BOXING CLUB FY2025	£49k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THAI BOXING COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£64k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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