GYMNASTS FOR CHANGE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1206512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GYMNASTS FOR CHANGE

Preserve, promote and protect the good mental, emotional and physical health of gymnasts, relieve the needs of gymnasts who suffer or have suffered mental, emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse in particular by providing them with counselling and practical assistance, including assistance in obtaining redress for the abusesuffered, and promote the human rights of gymnasts.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BY:A. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARM WITHIN THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS, INCLUDING BY COMMISSIONING AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO GYMNAST WELFARE;B. PROVIDING GYMNASTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPORT WITH TRAINING AND INFORMATION ABOUT SAFE PRACTICES TO PREVENT FUTURE HARM; ANDC. PROVIDING GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH INFORMATION WHICH ENABLES THEM TO MAKE THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS SAFER FOR PARTICIPANTS.2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO SUFFER OR HAVE SUFFERED MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND/OR SEXUAL ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING THEM WITH COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE ABUSE SUFFERED.3) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD) PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A. MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;B. OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;C. RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;D. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;E. RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;F. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BY INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; ANDG. ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £337,944, which is substantially above its stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves to meet planned commitments, although they noted that founder dependency and staff capacity remained material organisational risks.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Karen Natalie Roydonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Charlotte Mae Robertson
• Louise Horton
• Matthew Charles Gass

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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