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CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACTIVE LUTON

Registered charity 1111804 · organisation 4018410

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
25 October 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05458934
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£15,701,641
Latest expenditure
£15,420,047
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Active Luton, 2nd Floor, Apex House, 30-34 Upper George Street, LUTON

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.activeluton.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Operation of sports facilities, development of sport in the community and assisting with the delivery of sport as part of the school curriculum. Also promoting the value of sport & physical activity in addressing the wider agendas of health improvement, lifelong learning & community well-being.Operates Library services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
25 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
25 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,701,641
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,420,047
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,212,505
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,427,962
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,661,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,979,923
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,371,116
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,485,941
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,421,888
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,401,708

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
25 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,701,641
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,420,047
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
7
Count Govt Grants
£13
Income From Government Contracts
856256
Income From Government Grants
£1,062,099
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
27 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,212,505
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,427,962
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
868499
Income From Government Grants
£1,224,705
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
9
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
2 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,661,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,979,923
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
2002750
Income From Government Grants
£247,590
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
23 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,371,116
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,485,941
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
929278
Income From Government Grants
£148,999
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
34
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,421,888
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,401,708
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
25 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3682522
Income Other Trading Activities
168910
Income Charitable Activities
11632887
Income Investments
217322
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
15701641
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,318,281
Expenditure Other
101766
Expenditure Total
15420047
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
501466
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
282268
Expenditure Depreciation
374720
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,249,335
Assets Total Fixed
1239503
Assets Own Use
1239503
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,579,731
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,087,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,732,234
Creditors One Year Total Current
1792351
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
294649
Assets Cash
£6,962,614
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6359876
Funds Restricted
372358
Funds Total
6732234
Count Employees
217
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
27 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3665834
Income Other Trading Activities
256125
Income Charitable Activities
11094599
Income Investments
195947
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
15212505
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,279,384
Expenditure Other
148578
Expenditure Total
14427962
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
730599
Expenditure Governance
322857
Expenditure Support Costs
322857
Expenditure Depreciation
315552
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,096,138
Assets Total Fixed
1393858
Assets Own Use
1393858
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,831,808
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,775,025
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,450,641
Creditors One Year Total Current
2524643
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
250382
Assets Cash
£6,895,358
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6096138
Funds Restricted
354503
Funds Total
6450641
Count Employees
225
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
2 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
3830965
Income Other Trading Activities
376003
Income Charitable Activities
10432449
Income Investments
22418
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
14661835
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£13,554,771
Expenditure Other
425152
Expenditure Total
13979923
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
362214
Expenditure Governance
341392
Expenditure Support Costs
341392
Expenditure Depreciation
328146
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,507,631
Assets Total Fixed
1012967
Assets Own Use
1012967
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,366,110
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,712,982
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,666,095
Creditors One Year Total Current
2472600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
240382
Assets Cash
£6,508,588
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5507627
Funds Restricted
158468
Funds Total
5666095
Count Employees
224
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
23 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
5678527
Income Other Trading Activities
235073
Income Charitable Activities
8450336
Income Investments
7180
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
14371116
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£13,215,728
Expenditure Other
270213
Expenditure Total
13485941
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
193132
Expenditure Governance
17745
Expenditure Support Costs
121259
Expenditure Depreciation
295201
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,437,660
Assets Total Fixed
806738
Assets Own Use
806738
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,368,099
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,190,650
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,984,187
Creditors One Year Total Current
3000650
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
190000
Assets Cash
£5,963,460
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4747660
Funds Restricted
236527
Funds Total
4984187
Count Employees
214
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3589702
Income Other Trading Activities
39331
Income Charitable Activities
6778447
Income Investments
14408
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10421888
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,214,013
Expenditure Other
187695
Expenditure Total
9401708
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13000
Expenditure Support Costs
95116
Expenditure Depreciation
429724
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
3949000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,252,989
Assets Total Fixed
753929
Assets Own Use
753929
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,561,275
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,216,192
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,099,012
Creditors One Year Total Current
2574525
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
641667
Assets Cash
£5,675,655
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3931085
Funds Restricted
167927
Funds Total
4099012
Count Employees
706
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bedford
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Luton
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACTIVE LUTON
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-10-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20TH MAY 2005, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 16 JULY 2008. as amended on 24 Jan 2018
Charitable Objects
THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO:3.1.1 PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FORRECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OFSOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVETHAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIRYOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/OR3.1.2 PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/OR3.1.3 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF THE BENEFIT OF ACTIVE LIFESTYLE ANDIN PARTICULAR THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AS PART OF THESCHOOL CURRICULUM; AND/OR3.1.4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENTWITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETIONDETERMINE (THE 'OBJECTS').
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE LUTON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures