ACTIVE BRADFORD LIMITED

Registered charity 1207836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances, or for the public at large, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£120k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,970 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £112,936. The trustees acknowledge that unrestricted reserves of £3,181 are below the stated policy target of £30,000 to £60,000, but note this risk is mitigated by future funding commitments from Sport England and liability acceptance by the Trust for staff redundancy costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Grants listed below 20,003 92,933 112,936 992,241” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure, equivalent to £30,000 to £60,000 (held: £3k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure, equivalent to £30,000 to £60,000.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Matthew Masonchair
Charles Dacres · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Ruby Khalid Bhatti OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sally Elizabeth Thompson
Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra
Nigel Peter Harrison
Qasim Akhtar

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£113k	£120k

Common questions

Is ACTIVE BRADFORD LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,970 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £112,936. The trustees acknowledge that unrestricted reserves of £3,181 are below the stated policy target of £30,000 to £60,000, but note this risk is mitigated by future funding commitments from Sport England and liability acceptance by the Trust for staff redundancy costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTIVE BRADFORD LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE BRADFORD LIMITED as a grant recipient include BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRADFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK	FY2022	£13k	Grant payments under commissions from external funders

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	30/06/2025	£2.9m	LDP/Deepening - Bradford