ACTIVE CHESHIRE
Registered charity 701764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIVE CHESHIRE LIMITED, CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST LIMITED, CHESHIRE SPORTS TRUST LIMITED, SPORT CHESHIRE, SPORT CHESHIRE LIMITED
As the lead body for sport and physical activity in the Cheshire sub-region, we perform a vital role in bringing together local people and national sports bodies. We use our unique local knowledge, influence and insight to ensure that national funding and resources reach the places where they will have the most impact on participation.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Active Cheshire ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £432,663, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £300,000. Although the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,458 for the year, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Largest income source: Sport England (77% of income)
“Sport England remains the principal funding source of Active Cheshire with £638,353 achieved” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £300,000 (held: £433k)
“Active Cheshire has now exceeded the £300,000 required in the Surplus Reserve Policy”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ascendis Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Active Cheshire (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Adam Michael Sullivan
- Deborah Louise Watson
- ELAINE ANN SMITHIES · trustee of 1 other charity
- Eleanor Anne Underhill
- Jonathan Betts · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rachel Waterman
- Robert Burchell
- Stephen Law-Lyons
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Warrington
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTIVE CHESHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Active Cheshire ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £432,663, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £300,000. Although the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,458 for the year, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ascendis Audit Limited.
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