THE SPORTS TRUST
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Cash
£179K
+125.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-0.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
22
+15.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,076,084 | £447,425 | £516,499 | +15.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£309,962 | -£112,856 | -£79,025 | +30% | |
| Cash | £9,734 | £79,549 | £179,236 | +125.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,299,580 | £14,186,722 | £15,899,818 | +12.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,299,580 | £10,186,722 | £10,107,697 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £10,299,580 | £10,186,722 | £10,107,697 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 19 | 22 | +15.8% | |
| Wages | £507,802 | £458,087 | £479,993 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -28.8% | -25.2% | -15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.8% | 29.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.38x | 0.91x | 1.39x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE SPORTS TRUST 2022-02-15 → present
- THE SHEPWAY SPORTS TRUST 2013-07-24 → 2022-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE SPORTS TRUST · parent
- The Sports Trust Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, the charity expanded its offer and formally assumed ownership of the Folkestone Sports Centre, with a plan to reopen in 2026. The completion of the Skatepark build also contributed to a decrease in fund income during the year as less funding was required.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULFORD, Kody Louise | Secretary | 2026-02-13 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Damian Noel Thomas | Director | 2017-02-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
| DOWNEY, Sophie Louise | Director | 2017-06-16 | Jul 1987 | British |
| EEDE, Louisa Marie | Director | 2013-11-18 | Oct 1974 | British |
| FOLKESTONE, Viscount Jacob | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1999 | British |
| HUGHES, Stephen | Director | 2020-09-25 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Roisin Jean | Director | 2026-02-13 | Jan 1988 | British |
| SWONNELL, Alison Clare | Director | 2026-02-13 | Aug 1974 | British |
| TIMMINS, Gregory John | Director | 2026-02-13 | Jul 1976 | British |
| WALSH, Briony | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1990 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Emma Rachel | Secretary | 2013-11-18 | 2019-08-22 |
| AVERY, James Andrew | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-07-22 |
| CAMP, Zoë Marie | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| CARNEY, Paul Simon | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2025-10-07 |
| DE HAAN, Eve | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2019-09-13 |
| GREENWOOD, Mark Christopher | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2025-10-31 |
| HULME, Daniel Ward | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2022-07-04 |
| JORDAN, Jennie Louise | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2025-07-18 |
| JORDAN, Jennie Louise | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2023-07-19 |
| MARTIN, Russell Craig | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2018-07-05 |
| MINTER, Trevor John | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2023-07-19 |
| SIMMONDS, Christopher David | Director | 2018-02-28 | 2022-07-04 |
| SMITH, Warren | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2017-06-16 |
| YOUNG, Nell Emma Lydia | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2015-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.