THE BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION LIMITED

Charity number: 265498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of sporting opportunities and facilities for disabled men, women and children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 1973: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BWSF (Working name)
  • BWSF (BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION) (Working name)
  • SPORTING CHANCE APPEAL (Working name)
  • WHEEL APPEAL (Working name)
  • WHEELPOWER (Working name)
  • WHEELPOWER-BRITISHWHEELCHAIR SPORT (Working name)
  • THE BRITISH PARAPLEGIC SPORTS SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Wilson Chair 09 August 2018
None on record
Janette Louise Wynn Trustee 04 February 2025
None on record
Richard James de Paravicini Land Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Lord Stewart James Jackson Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Christopher Ralph Scott OBE Trustee 15 September 2019
None on record
Shuna Jane Body MBE Trustee 15 August 2019
None on record
Nigel Roberts Trustee 19 November 2016
None on record
Pauline Betteridge Trustee 29 November 2013
PINDER'S CHARITY
Received: On time
Rev Deborah Jane Hodge Trustee 29 November 2013
ST ALBANS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Recently registered
HOMEWOOD ROAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
TRINITY, ST ALBANS, UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
TONY GARRETT Trustee 03 February 2012
None on record
SUE WOLSTENHOLME Trustee
THE DAN MASKELL TENNIS TRUST
Received: On time
NATIONAL PARALYMPIC HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
ROBIN VANDELEUR COURAGE MBE Trustee
ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £947.34k £647.93k £678.61k £766.02k £1.12m
Total expenditure £1.13m £927.80k £1.11m £1.22m £1.32m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £79.35k £10.15k £2.55k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £661.53k £410.45k £395.53k £491.39k £703.65k
Income - Other trading activities £254.34k £154.33k £257.21k £239.01k £366.35k
Income - Charitable activities £13.36k £1.58k £525 £13.73k £13.06k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £18.11k £14.37k £15.72k £21.90k £32.93k
Income - Other £0 £67.20k £9.62k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £247.07k £62.50k £31.14k £28.95k £80.96k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £894.22k £744.86k £813.05k £973.96k £1.07m
Expenditure - Raising funds £235.99k £182.94k £201.13k £243.58k £249.53k
Expenditure - Governance £34.95k £43.22k £472.24k £391.98k £591.81k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £100.00k £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £4.49m £4.15m £3.79m £3.46m £3.38m
Long-term investments £242.24k £298.13k £319.78k £300.30k £294.83k
Other assets £963.02k £1.01m £1.28m £974.53k £760.74k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £34.85k £28.53k £371.82k £187.69k £94.51k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATIO
STOKE MANDEVILLE SPORTS STADIUM
HARVEY ROAD
AYLESBURY
HP21 9PP
Phone:
01296395995
Website:

wheelpower.org.uk