SOLENT SHARKS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB

Registered charity 1209494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEAM SOLENT SHARKS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB

We are a community wheelchair rugby club based in Southampton, offering training and competition to anyonewith a permanent physical disability aged 12 and over.

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,290 for the period, resulting in total net assets of £58,290. Unrestricted reserves stood at £57,190, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £16,415 (three months' running costs). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 13.7% of fundraised income — top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%)
Raising funds 13,176
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £57k)
The charity's policy on reserves is to seek to maintain approximately 3 months' running costs within unrestricted reserves. This amounts to approximately £16,415. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Team Solent Sharks Wheelchair Rugby Club (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset · East Sussex · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Somerset · Surrey · West Sussex · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£108k£49k

Common questions

Is SOLENT SHARKS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,290 for the period, resulting in total net assets of £58,290. Unrestricted reserves stood at £57,190, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £16,415 (three months' running costs). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.