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WATTON SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL CENTRE

Registered charity 268128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATTON SPORTS & RECREATIONAL CENTRE

To provide Sports, Leisure and Social Interaction facilities for the people of Watton and surrounding areas.

Objects

A SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS LIVING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: A RADIUS OF 10 MILES OF WATTON IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£153k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £21,342 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net current liabilities within unrestricted funds of £68,562. The trustees consider the year-end position satisfactory and intend to rebuild reserves to meet future maintenance costs, noting a target reserves figure of £300,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £300,000
“The Charity has a target reserves figure of £300,000 as a sink fund” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from trustee
“In November 2023 the Charity's trustees accepted an interest free loan from P McCarthy, a trustee of the Charity, of £10,000. The outstanding balance as at 31 March 2025 was £10,000.” — page 18
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£132k£153k
31/03/2024£128k£152k
31/03/2023£270k£229k
31/03/2022£103k£108k
31/03/2021£143k£85k

Common questions

Is WATTON SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £21,342 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net current liabilities within unrestricted funds of £68,562. The trustees consider the year-end position satisfactory and intend to rebuild reserves to meet future maintenance costs, noting a target reserves figure of £300,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WATTON SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL CENTRE£132k—0unclear—no doubt
WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£229k—0unclear—noted
West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
NUNEATON & BEDWORTH LEISURE TRUST FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
WOLVERTON LEISURE TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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