West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd
Registered charity 273334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST WIGHT SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED, WEST WIGHT SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LTD
The company's activities are the management and running of the West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater, Isle of Wight for the benefit of clubs and the public. The company's charitable status embodies the provision of social welfare and facilities for recreation for the public's benefit.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a modest operating surplus with total income of £1,259,612 against total expenditure of £1,155,796. The trustees report that reserves have improved to cover approximately six months of operating costs, though they aim to increase this to nine months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified 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
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £554k; policy: nine months operating expenditure)
“Reserves held at the year end have improved and are back up to a level where they cover approximately six months operating costs for the centre. The trustees feel it is prudent to aim to increase reserves to cover approximately nine months operating expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£50k
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alan Dowie
- Ann Freeman
- Chloe Searl
- DAVID HANCOCK
- HAMISH WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Lesley McMahon-Hathway
- Richard Barton-Wood
- Robert George Ryan
- Robert Sandford
- Sarah Jane Galvin
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Isle Of Wight
Income and spending
Common questions
Is West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a modest operating surplus with total income of £1,259,612 against total expenditure of £1,155,796. The trustees report that reserves have improved to cover approximately six months of operating costs, though they aim to increase this to nine months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.
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