THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY
Registered charity 803779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Helping members of the public play more sport and enjoy the benefits physical activity generates by giving them access to high quality sports facilities - the National Sports Centres and Rowing Lake makes a direct connection between grassroots and elite sport, supporting both. The Charity also awards grants to organisations that provide sporting opportunities for individuals.
Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity broke even on day-to-day activities in the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £4.0 million and net expenditure of £0.9 million. The financial position is supported by the parent body, ESC, which provides deficit funding and gifted assets, while unrestricted reserves stood at £2.9 million. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £2.9m)
“We aim to maintain a level of unrestricted reserves equating to at least three months of expenditure.” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 20
“ESC gifts fixed asset additions to the National Sports Centres the details of which are set in note 2. In 2026 this amounted to £2.9 million (2025: £2.4 million).” — page 49
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by The Comptroller and Auditor General. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 March 2026)
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.
- HAMBLIN, Robert Brian — director, appointed 27/01/2025on trustee list
- SCOTT, Lucy — director, appointed 27/01/2025on trustee list
- NASIR, Abu — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- WILSON, Geoff William Norman James — director, appointed 22/12/2023on trustee list
- GISSANE, Ross Gavin — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- WADSWORTH, Robert James — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- BLACK, Robin Kennedy — director, appointed 20/04/2022on trustee list
- PATEL, Jitendra — secretary, appointed 07/06/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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).
- Abu Nasir
- Geoff Wilson
- Lucy Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
- Robert Hamblin
- Robert Wadsworth
- Robin Black
- Ross Gissane
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity broke even on day-to-day activities in the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £4.0 million and net expenditure of £0.9 million. The financial position is supported by the parent body, ESC, which provides deficit funding and gifted assets, while unrestricted reserves stood at £2.9 million. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by The Comptroller and Auditor General.
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