CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 300371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KELSEY KERRIDGE SPORTS HALL

A sports centre.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus before investment gains and losses, with total income increasing to £1,207,994. However, the trustees report that free reserves have fallen to £13,835, which is below their stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity remains in a sound financial position with sufficient cash reserves to cover short-term deficits, despite anticipated cost increases due to inflation.

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: £14k; policy: three months' operational costs)
“leaving free reserves of £13,835. This is not in line with three months operational costs and the Trustees recognise that this desired policy may not be achievable at the moment.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £36k
“at 31 July 2025 there was a net liability of £36,000.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£14k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/07/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/07/2023£1.0m£1.0m
31/07/2022£929k£926k
31/07/2021£632k£806k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus before investment gains and losses, with total income increasing to £1,207,994. However, the trustees report that free reserves have fallen to £13,835, which is below their stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity remains in a sound financial position with sufficient cash reserves to cover short-term deficits, despite anticipated cost increases due to inflation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chater Allan LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£81k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£68k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£34k
THE ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DACORUM SPORTS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMBRIDGE SPORTS HALL TRUST LIMITED£1.2m—0below—no doubt
DACORUM SPORTS TRUST FY2025£3.2mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£113k—0within—no doubt
ST DAY YOUTH AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GALTRES CENTRE CHARITY FY2025£323k—0within—no doubt
EASTBOURNE SAFFRONS SPORTS CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£229k—0below—no doubt

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