## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
(A private company limited by guarantee)
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025**
**Charity Number: 1171166**
**Company Registration Number: 09626412**
## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025**
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|---|---|
|Legal and administrative information|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2 - 3|
|Report of the Independent Examiners|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance Sheet|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7 - 13|
## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION for the year ended 31 December 2025**
**Registered Charity Name:** North Walsham Gymnastics Club **Registered Charity number:** 1171166 **Registered Company number:** 09626412 **Registered office:** 12 Lime Tree Road North Walsham Norfolk NR28 9DY **Place of business:** 4 Cornish Way Business Park North Walsham Norfolk NR28 0AW **Trustees:** Mr Michael Brooks Mrs Theresa Freemen Mrs Patrica Johnson Ms Donna Yarham Mr Neal Hayes-Bradley Mrs Tina Casburn **Key Management Personnel:** Mrs Alexis Thurston (Head Coach) **Solicitors:** Hansells Solicitors Canada House Grammar School Road North Walsham NR28 9JH **Independent Examiners:** Sexty & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 124 Thorpe Road Norwich Norfolk NR1 1RS
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 December 2025**
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025.
## **STATUS**
North Walsham Gymnastics Club is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 5 June 2015. The company is an incorporated charity registered with the Charity Commission (Registration No. 1171166). It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.
## **PRINCIPLE ACTIVITY**
The principle activity of North Walsham Gymnastics Club is to promote participation in the amateur sport of gymnastics including General, Women’s Artistic, Men’s Artistic, Disability Gymnastics and Pre-School to provide facilities within North Walsham and North Norfolk for the benefit of members throughout the community. To ensure adequate resources, coaching and welfare are available to all members and other bodies.
## **CHARITABLE OBJECTS**
To promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefits of the inhabitants of North Walsham and the surrounding area, by the provision of facilities for the sport of amateur gymnastics and other charitable activities.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
North Walsham Gymnastics Club is a registered charity which provides a fun, safe and nurturing environment to obtain the essential foundation skills in gymnastics. The essential skills provided enable young people to exceed their expectations, develop self-esteem and realise their potential. The club offers a varied gymnastics and conditioning program from social gymnastics through to competitive gymnastics with price options for all levels of interest, but with greater emphasis on group classes. The Club’s coaches have access to continual training with some of the area’s top professional coaches, this provides the students with up-to-date moves and techniques. The Club welcomes a diversity of people and maintains a non-smoking and alcohol/drug free environment.
## **PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT**
The Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
North Walsham Gymnastics Club continued to provide consistent, high-quality training to it members. Now standing at a total of 452 gymnasts. The breakdown of groups are as follows: 45 Pre-school, 16 home-ed, 295 Recreational, 17 Development, 22 Artistic competitive and 57 General competitive. This is another decrease from last year due to a few coaches moving onto full time employment in other industries. However, the club have now enhanced it’s young leader programme as we are invested in coach development, with 25 gymnasts taking part in junior coaching activities each week with mentor coaches. We hope this will lead many of them onto the coaching pathway in the future when they reach a qualification age thus enabling our club to increase its membership.
The club achieved many titles again throughout 2025 with its girls and boys teams, and we remain very proud of each and every one of its representatives who show kindness, strength and resilience in such a tough competitive sport.
We maintained strong safeguarding and welfare standards with 2 of our coaches also taking their welfare qualifications. The club remains committed to providing an inclusive environment where children of all abilities can thrive.
We want to thank our committed coaches, volunteers, parents and of course all our gymnasts for another successful year.
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The Statement of Financial Activities shows a deficit for the year of £10,656 (2024 surplus: £12,623) and total reserves stand at £116,041 (2024: £126,697).
## **RESERVES POLICY**
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs and to respond to emergencies.
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The Trustees review the risks of the charity on a regular basis and have implemented policies and procedures to mitigate exposure to these risks. In addition, a review of all financial risks is undertaken on a regular basis.
## **GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The day to day affairs of the charity are overseen by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees meet on a regular basis to review the charity’s activities. Where there is a need for new Trustees, these are identified and appointed by the existing Trustees, in accordance with the Articles of Association.
The report of the trustees has been prepared taking advantage of the small companies’ exemption of section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
## **ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES**
Mrs P Johnson – Trustee
Mrs T Freemen - Trustee
Date: 26 February 2026
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS TO THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 December 2025**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 13
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ACCA which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Orves FCCA, FCA Sexty & Co Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors 124 Thorpe Road Norwich NR1 1RS
Date: 26 February 2026
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income from:**
Donations and grants
2
Charitable activities
3
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
4
**Total charitable expenditure**
**Net (expenditure)/income**
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Fund balances brought forward
Fund balances carried forward|**General**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,410
-
1,410
6,210
256,806
-
256,806
254,323|
|---|---|
||258,216
-
258,216
260,533
268,872
-
268,872
247,910|
||268,872
-
268,872
247,910
(10,656)
-
(10,656)
12,623
-
-
-
-|
||(10,656)
-
(10,656)
12,623
126,697
-
126,697
114,074|
||116,041
-
116,041
126,697|
The notes set out on pages 7 to 13 form an integral part of these financial statements
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB (COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. 09626412)**
|**BALANCE SHEET**
**31 December 2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
8
9,209
**Current assets**
Stock
940
Debtors and prepayments
9
587
Cash at bank and in hand
120,227
121,754
**Creditors due within one year**
10
14,922
Net current assets
106,832
**Net assets**
116,041
**Represented by:**
Restricted funds
-
Unrestricted funds
116,041
Total Funds
116,041|**BALANCE SHEET**
**31 December 2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
8
9,209
**Current assets**
Stock
940
Debtors and prepayments
9
587
Cash at bank and in hand
120,227
121,754
**Creditors due within one year**
10
14,922
Net current assets
106,832
**Net assets**
116,041
**Represented by:**
Restricted funds
-
Unrestricted funds
116,041
Total Funds
116,041|**BALANCE SHEET**
**31 December 2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
8
9,209
**Current assets**
Stock
940
Debtors and prepayments
9
587
Cash at bank and in hand
120,227
121,754
**Creditors due within one year**
10
14,922
Net current assets
106,832
**Net assets**
116,041
**Represented by:**
Restricted funds
-
Unrestricted funds
116,041
Total Funds
116,041|**2024**
**£**
**£**
16,194
1,830
853
123,313
125,996
15,493
110,503
126,697
-
126,697
126,697|**2024**
**£**
**£**
16,194
1,830
853
123,313
125,996
15,493
110,503
126,697
-
126,697
126,697|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||121,754
14,922||125,996
15,493||
||||||
|||116,041||126,697|
|||-
116,041||-
126,697|
|||116,041||126,697|
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under S477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors’ responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 26 February 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mrs P Johnson – Trustee
Mrs T Freemen - Trustee
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **a) General information and basis of preparation**
North Walsham Gym Club is a charitable company in England / Wales. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011.
## **b) Funds**
General funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes.
## **c)**
## **Income recognition**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.
## **d)**
## **Expenditure recognition**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **Accounting policies – continued**
## **e)**
## **Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:
Leasehold improvements 10% straight line Plant and machinery 25% straight line Equipment 25% straight line
## **f) Stocks**
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.
## **g) Leases**
Rental payable under operating leases are charged to the SoFA on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **h) Tax**
The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
## **i)**
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
## **j) Limited by guarantee**
North Walsham Gymnastics Club Limited is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have any share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **Accounting policies – continued**
## **k) Government grants**
Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income.
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the profit and loss account in the same period as the related expenditure.
## **2. Income from donations and grants**
|Miscellaneous Donations
Just Financial Planning
British Gymnastics
Norfolk Gymnastics Association|**General**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
150
-
150
10
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
-
1,260
-
1,260
1,200|
|---|---|
||1,410
-
1,410
6,210|
## **3. Income from charitable activities**
|Fees
Clothing etc.
Competition and course fees
Summer sessions
Fundraising
Gym hire|**General**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
234,154
-
234,154
225,789
3,879
-
3,879
4,903
7,164
-
7,164
9,026
3,084
-
3,084
3,670
8,245
-
8,245
10,690
280
-
280
245|
|---|---|
||256,806
-
256,806
254,323|
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **4. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
|Rent & rates
Light & heat
Repairs & renewals
Salaries
Pension contributions
Coaches’ expenses
Competition & course fees
Clothing etc.
Licences and insurance
Telephone & broadband
Postage & stationery
Equipment
Website
Bank & card charges
Accountancy & payroll fees
Legal Fees
Miscellaneous
Depreciation|**General**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
35,748
-
35,748
34,434
5,128
-
5,128
5,345
3,334
-
3,334
1,516
177,392
-
177,392
161,587
4,492
-
4,492
4,537
480
-
480
358
8,927
-
8,927
6,146
3,345
-
3,345
4,395
4,715
-
4,715
11,039
371
-
371
352
20
-
20
-
2,189
-
2,189
1,436
12
-
12
12
4,082
-
4,082
4,388
2,118
-
2,118
2,433
7,085
-
7,085
214
2,449
-
2,449
2,496
6,985
-
6,985
7,222|
|---|---|
||268,872
-
268,872
247,910|
## **5. Independent examiner fees**
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
|ees payable to the independent examiner for:||
|---|---|
|Independent examination of the financial statements
Other financial services|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
1,260
1,200
858
1,296|
||2,118
2,496|
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **6. Trustee’s remuneration and expenses**
The trustees have neither received nor waived any remuneration or expenses during the current year.
## **7. Staff costs**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was 13 employees (2024: 16).
The total staff costs and employee benefits were as follows:
|Wages and salaries
Pension costs|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
177,392
161,587
4,492
4,537|
|---|---|
||181,884
166,124|
No employee received total employee benefits of more than £60,000.
The Charity considers that the key management personnel comprises the Trustees and the senior management team. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Charity were £45,203 (2023 £43,163).
## **8. Fixed Assets**
|**Cost**
At 1 January 2025
Additions
At 31 December 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2025
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2025
**Net Book Value**
At 31 December 2025
At 31 December 2024|Leasehold
Improvements
£
23,252
-
23,252
18,603
2,325
20,928
2,324
4,649|Plant and
machinery
£
9,121
-
9,121
9,121
-
9,121
-
-|Equipment
£
103,158
-
103,158
91,613
4,660
96,273
6,885
11,545|**Total**
**£**
135,531
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||135,531|
|||||119,337
6,985|
|||||126,322|
|||||9,209|
|||||16,194|
## **9. Debtors and prepayments**
|Trade debtors|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
587
853|
|---|---|
||587
853|
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|**ditors: amounts falling due within one year**||
|---|---|
|Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Accruals|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
171
627
-
1,673
14,751
13,193|
||14,922
15,493|
## **11. Leases**
**Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:**
|Not later than one year
Later than one and not later than five years|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
32,604
32,604
29,887
62,491|
|---|---|
||62,491
95,095|
## **12. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits - Defined contribution plans**
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contributions plans was £4,492 (2024: £1,820).
## **13. Fund reconciliation**
|General funds
Restricted funds
**Total funds**|**Balances**
**01.01.25**
**Income**
**Expenses**
**Transfers**
**Balances**
**31.12.25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
126,697
258,216
268,872
-
116,041
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||126,697
258,216
268,872
-
116,041|
General funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
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## **NORTH WALSHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)**
## **14. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors less than 1 year
**Net current assets**|**General**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,209
-
9,209
121,754
-
121,754
(14,922)
-
(14,922)|
|---|---|
||116,041
-
116,041|
## **15. Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions during the period (2024: Nil).
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