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ACTIVE CHESHIRE

Registered charity 701764 · organisation 701764

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 July 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02401068
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£831,318
Latest expenditure
£834,776
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Active Cheshire, Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1AH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.activecheshire.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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
6 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£831,318
Total Gross Expenditure
£834,776
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
17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,068,248
Total Gross Expenditure
£884,594
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
24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£775,311
Total Gross Expenditure
£767,553
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
17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£876,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£886,554
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
15 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
15 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£645,893
Total Gross Expenditure
£753,138

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
6 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£831,318
Total Gross Expenditure
£834,776
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£768,537
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,068,248
Total Gross Expenditure
£884,594
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£991,064
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
0
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
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£775,311
Total Gross Expenditure
£767,553
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£768,749
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
0
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
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£876,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£886,554
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
38000
Income From Government Grants
£760,476
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
15 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£645,893
Total Gross Expenditure
£753,138
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
48000
Income From Government Grants
£550,910
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
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
6 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
768537
Income Other Trading Activities
46731
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
16050
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
831318
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£834,776
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
834776
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
241731
Expenditure Governance
2928
Expenditure Support Costs
89371
Expenditure Depreciation
3716
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-30000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£432,663
Assets Total Fixed
8334
Assets Own Use
8334
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£591,786
Assets Total Liabilities
£167,457
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£432,663
Creditors One Year Total Current
167457
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£575,777
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
432663
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
432663
Count Employees
11
Charity Only 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
17 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
991064
Income Other Trading Activities
68199
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
8985
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1068248
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£884,594
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
884594
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
385695
Expenditure Governance
11573
Expenditure Support Costs
79621
Expenditure Depreciation
3251
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-32000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£466,121
Assets Total Fixed
5752
Assets Own Use
5752
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£663,117
Assets Total Liabilities
£202,748
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£466,121
Creditors One Year Total Current
202748
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£652,758
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
466121
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
466121
Count Employees
9
Charity Only 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
24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
727672
Income Other Trading Activities
46121
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1518
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
775311
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£767,553
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
767553
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
236602
Expenditure Governance
38079
Expenditure Support Costs
57614
Expenditure Depreciation
2996
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
250000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£314,467
Assets Total Fixed
9003
Assets Own Use
9003
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£764,806
Assets Total Liabilities
£459,342
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£314,467
Creditors One Year Total Current
459342
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£707,030
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
314467
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
314467
Count Employees
9
Charity Only 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
17 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
808348
Income Other Trading Activities
68050
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
43
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
876441
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£886,554
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
886554
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
355455
Expenditure Governance
41924
Expenditure Support Costs
211932
Expenditure Depreciation
2754
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
422000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£289,709
Assets Total Fixed
7449
Assets Own Use
7449
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-233000
Assets Other Assets
£534,364
Assets Total Liabilities
£252,104
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£56,709
Creditors One Year Total Current
252104
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£509,464
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
56709
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
56709
Count Employees
11
Charity Only 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
15 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
613910
Income Other Trading Activities
31628
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
355
Income Other
6824
Income Total Income And Endowments
652717
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£753,138
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
753138
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
186100
Expenditure Governance
10859
Expenditure Support Costs
291373
Expenditure Depreciation
4269
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
857000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£272,822
Assets Total Fixed
3608
Assets Own Use
3608
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-628000
Assets Other Assets
£414,968
Assets Total Liabilities
£145,754
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£355,178
Creditors One Year Total Current
145754
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£392,358
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-355178
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-355178
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Warrington
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire East
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACTIVE CHESHIRE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-07-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/07/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/05/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/03/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07/11/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/03/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/07/2014 as amended on 29 Oct 2020 as amended on 26 Nov 2020 as amended on 04 Dec 2020 as amended on 01 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects
5.1 To provide or assist in the provision of opportunities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Warrington, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester for physical and athletic recreation or other leisure-time and athletic activity, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;5.2 To relieve the need, hardship and distress of such inhabitants in conditions of need, hardship and distress by providing financial or other assistance so enabling them to participate in the opportunities provided by the Charity;5.3 To disseminate or assist in the dissemination of information encouraging such inhabitants to participate in physical recreation (including sport) so as to promote their health and well-being, and in pursuance of the two first-mentioned main objects, but not otherwise, the Charity may in the interests of social welfare:5.3.1 Provide or assist in the provision of sporting opportunities for disabled people so as to relieve or alleviate their conditions;5.3.2 Provide or assist in the provision of sporting facilities for young persons aged under 25 years of age so as to secure or advance their physical education and training and enhance their education generally;5.3.3 Develop or assist in the development of the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities within Warrington, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester in such ways that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs in regard to physical and athletic recreation or other leisure-time physical and athletic activity, so improving their conditions of life;5.3.4 Provide and assist in the provision of opportunities for physical and athletic recreation or other leisure-time physical activity for older people, so as to promote their health and well-being.
Area Of Benefit
CHESHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
549148
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ACTIVE CHESHIRE LIMITED
Charity Name Id
20927
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
SPORT CHESHIRE
Charity Name Id
528138
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
SPORT CHESHIRE LIMITED
Charity Name Id
20925
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CHESHIRE SPORTS TRUST LIMITED
Charity Name Id
20923
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON SPORTS PARTNERSHIP TRUST LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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