HASTINGS AND ROTHER SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 305242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HASTINGS AND ST LEONARDS CENTRAL CRICKET AND RECREATION GROUND, HORNTYE PARK SPORTS COMPLEX

To provide affordable sport and recreation facilities to the general public and residents of the town.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £206,020 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,444,483 to £2,238,463. The trustees note that income remains under pressure due to economic conditions and hiring challenges, though unrestricted reserves remain at £589,240. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04183102

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.

• NESSLING, David Stanley — director, appointed 30/06/2015not on trustee list
• O'CONNOR, Matthew Howard — director, appointed 26/06/2007not on trustee list
• THAYRE, Christopher John — director, appointed 01/03/2002not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~25.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (61% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Horntye Park Management Company

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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