REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 303187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REDBRIDGE SPORTS & LEISURE, REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE

The charity operates the Redbridge Sports Centre, which provides sports and leisure facilities at affordable prices to the trust's members and the local community.

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £208,966 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased payroll and operational costs. While unrestricted funds decreased to £159,779, the trustees affirm the going concern basis due to sufficient cash flows and refinanced banking facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employees earn over £60,000, except the Chief Executive whose remuneration is disclosed in Note 5 above and is authorised by the Trust’s Articles of Association.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“No employees earn over £60,000, except the Chief Executive whose remuneration is disclosed in Note 5 above and is authorised by the Trust’s Articles of Association.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Use of Facilities (88% of income)
“Use of Facilities 2,279,915” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months’ expenditure (excluding depreciation — net of capital grant amortisation) (held: £160k)
“The Executive Board have determined that the target balance on unrestricted funds (free reserves), not invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Trust, should approximate four months’ expenditure (excluding depreciation — net of capital grant amortisation). Based on current expenditure levels this would amount to £863,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by THP Limited. Discloses 6 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)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£863k
Employees
135

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% 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: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.6m£3.0m
31/12/2024£2.5m£2.8m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.6m
31/12/2022£2.1m£2.5m
31/12/2021£1.2m£2.3m

Common questions

Is REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £208,966 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased payroll and operational costs. While unrestricted funds decreased to £159,779, the trustees affirm the going concern basis due to sufficient cash flows and refinanced banking facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by THP Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England21/10/2013£200kTwin ATP upgrade
Sport England07/12/2010£186kNew sports hall
Sport England17/11/2009£250kNew sports hall
Sport England18/09/2009£750kNew sports hall
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2006£2kSchool Outreach Programme

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
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDBRIDGE MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED£2.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
REDBRIDGE MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
4SLC FOR STOCKSBRIDGE LEISURE CENTRE TRUST FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
REDBRIDGE ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
VISION REDBRIDGE CULTURE AND LEISURE FY2025£26.1m——unclear—no doubt
REDBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£588k—0above—no doubt

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