## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From April 1[st] 2024 (Period start date) To March 31[st] 2025 (Period end date)**
## **Charity name: Redgate Sports (Worcester)**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF
YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT
EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH:
(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND
LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE
INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO
IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B)
PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH
DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND
CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO
PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND
RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Redgate Sports is a Worcestershire and**
**Warwickshire based programme that**
**helps children not normally included in**
**sport play sport. In addition, we then**
**use sport as a context to provide**
**additional mentoring, communication,**
**leadership and wellbeing support. We**
**deliver to children who are: in**
**mainstream schools; in non-**
**mainstream; not in an**
**education setting.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All the Trustees of Redgate Sports have**
**access to and have reviewed the**
**guidance issued by the Charities**
**Commission on public benefit.**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The Charity has continued to grow its reach
over this year and by March 30th2025 was
working with 50 schools across the 2 Counties
and supporting around 220 children on a
weekly basis and a total of 550 children in the
whole period. This is an increase of around 60%
on the previous 12 months.
This year we have started to measure out
delivery in a wider range of ways – this includes
Impact Hours (the total number of hours
received by our full intake of students). Over
this year we have delivered a total of 12,000
impact hours.
Over this year the Redgate offer has become
more fully established. Our main offer is sport
with mentoring and wellbeing support – we do
this in schools and as an Alternative Provision.
We deliver it as 1 to 1 or in small group
situations. In the holidays we run holiday
camps. The final part of our offer in Transition
to Local Sport – this is where we help children
progress to local sport, we identify the barriers
to progress and then put in place the support
to overcome these barriers.
In terms of impact we have positive signs from
the data we have recorded and from the
testimonies we have received. However, it
should be noted that this is an area we need to
do more of in future years:
•
100% of the students said that they
enjoyed being part of the programme
•
x of the students said that they felt
more active than they were before
(those answering no to this question
tended to say that they felt they were
already very active)
•
x of students said that the programme
has helped them progress towards
their goals in sport
•
x of students said that the programme
has helped them more widely (outside
of sport eg. In school or at home etc)
In addition to the overall measures we have
started to do more work on case studies, to
show the overall impact of our programme on
an individual over a period of time. Our first
Impact Report will be released in Autumn 2025
– this will contain more information and
examples.|
|---|---|---|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|2 Fundraising goals were set:
1. Grant applications: 60k
2. Fundraising: 10K
Outcomes:
1. Grant applications: £63k
2. Fundraising: 6k
These results look positive, however, the
grant applications has only been met due to
the ongoing National Lottery Grant. The
fundraising target has not been met.
Fundraising is an absolute priority for us to
address going forwards.|
|---|---|---|
|The Redgate Sports
workforce||Dan Thorp is the CEO and has continued in
that role.
Due to the security of the National Lottery
grant we have made great developments
with our workforce. We have been able to
appoint some key ‘back office’ roles, which
have supported and enabled our delivery
and our continued growth. We have
appointed:
Operations manager – part time
Programme manager – part time
Bookkeeper – part time
1 Full time coach and development officer
In addition to this our self employed
workforce has continued to grow. In
addition to the staff listed above we have
10 self-employed coaches.
Building on the report from last year we
have made a significant amount of progress
in terms of our workforce governance. We
have tightened policies, record keeping,
recruitment processes, review processes. It
has taken a big input of time, but by the end
of the year we are starting to get to a level
where we meet the expectations of any
stakeholder or inspecting body re our
workforce governance.
The area for consideration next year is
training and review processes. Now we
have recruited a team we need to support
that team so we can deliver at scale. We
are starting to work on staff training
packages and an annual review process for
new and existing staff members. This is in
development and we hope to report our
progress here next year.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**See accounts**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**See accounts**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**See accounts**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**See accounts**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**See accounts**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Main risks:**
**2023/24**
•
**Coach/mentors leaving**
•
**DT not carrying on CEO role**
•
**Charity being found to not be**
**acting professionally in a**
**situation where a child has come**
**to harm**
**We have mitigated all of the above with**
**the additional work we have put into our**
**systems, policies and reporting.**
**For 2024/25**
•
**Charity being found not to be**
**acting professionally where a**
**child has come to harm**
•
**Data breach**
•
**Not being re-awarded the lottery**
**grant in 2026**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Redgate Sports has a constitution**|
|---|---|---|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Redgate Sports is a CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees sit of the Board for 3 years.**
**After that period there is a selection**
**process. The existing trustee can**
**volunteer to stand again.**
**3 trustees is the minimum. More**
**trustees can be appointed if the Board**
**chose to do so.**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Redgate Sports (Worcester)|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Redgate Sports|
|Registered charitynumber||
|Charity’s principal address|1 Cromwell Crescent
Worcester
WR5 2JW|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A|
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Azmat Riaz **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 29.11.2025
## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER)**
**Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2025**
**Registered charity number 1204506**
## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Year ended 31 March 2025**
## **Contents**
|Page||
|---|---|
|2 to 4|Trustees report|
|5|Independent Examiner's report|
|6|Statement of Financial Activities|
|7|Balance Sheet|
|8 to 11|Notes and accounting policies|
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## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Trustees' annual report Year ended 31 March 2025**
On behalf of the Trustees I have pleasure in submitting our annual report in respect of the period ended 31 March 2025
## **Reference and administrative details**
Charity number: 11204506
Registered office: 1 Cromwell Crescent, Worcester, WR5 2JW
Bankers: HSBC, Worcester
Independent Examiner: Andrew Peach FCA, 104 Grasshopper Avenue, St Peters, Worcester, WR5 3TB
## **Trustees**
The trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Chairman Azmat Riaz Other elected members Ian Simpson Louise Hawes
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
The organisation is registered as a charity on 29 August 2023. The objects and powers of the charitable are governed under its constitution.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees**
The trustees are appointed for the purposes of charity law.
## **Organisational Structure**
The Charity has a management committee made up of the trustees which is responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity.
The Charity is run by the CEO - Daniel Thorp.
## **Purposes of the charity**
The objectives of Redgate Sports are:
To advance in life and relieve needs of young people, particularly (but not exclusively) those who are socially or economically disadvantaged, through: (A) the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; (B) providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
## **Main Activites for the public benefit**
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## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Trustees' annual report Year ended 31 March 2025**
Redgate Sports is a Worcestershire and Warwickshire based programme that helps children not normally included in sport play sport. In addition, we then use sport as a context to provide additional mentoring, communication, leadership and wellbeing support. We deliver to children who are: in mainstream schools; in non-mainstream settings; and those not currently in education.
## **Statement of Trustees' Regard for Charity Commission Guidance**
All the Trustees of Redgate Sports have access to and have reviewed the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The Charity has continued to grow its reach over this year and by March 31st 2025 was working with 50 schools across the two counties, supporting around 220 children on a weekly basis and a total of 550 children throughout the period. This represents an increase of around 60% on the previous 12 months.
This year we have started to measure our delivery in a wider range of ways – this includes Impact Hours (the total number of hours received by our full intake of students). Over this year we have delivered a total of 12,000 Impact Hours.
Over this year the Redgate offer has become more fully established. Our main offer is sport with mentoring and wellbeing support – we do this in schools and as an Alternative Provision. We deliver it as one-to-one or in small group situations. In the holidays we run holiday camps. The final part of our offer is Transition to Local Sport – this is where we help children progress to local sport, identify barriers to progress, and then put in place support to overcome these barriers.
In terms of impact, we have positive signs from the data we have recorded and from the testimonies we have received. However, it should be noted that this is an area we plan to strengthen in future years:
- 100% of the students said that they enjoyed being part of the programme.
- 88% of the students said that they felt more active than they were before (those answering ‘no’ tended to say that they were already very active).
- 97% of students said that the programme has helped them progress towards their goals in sport.
- 82% of students said that the programme has helped them more widely (outside of sport, e.g. in school or at home).
In addition to the overall measures, we have started to do more work on case studies to show the overall impact of our programme on individuals over a period of time. Our first Impact Report will be released in Autumn 2025, which will contain more detailed information and examples.
## **Performance of Fundraising Activities Against Objectives Set**
Two fundraising goals were set:
- Grant applications: £60,000
- Fundraising: £10,000
Outcomes:
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## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Trustees' annual report Year ended 31 March 2025**
· Grant applications: £63,000
These results look positive overall; however, the grant applications target has only been met due to the ongoing National Lottery Grant. The fundraising target itself has not been met. Fundraising remains an absolute priority for us to address going forward.
## **The Redgate Workforce**
Dan Thorp is the CEO and has continued in that role.
Due to the security provided by the National Lottery Grant, we have made great developments with our workforce. We have been able to appoint some key ‘back office’ roles, which have supported and enabled our delivery and continued growth. The following positions have been appointed:
- Operations Manager – part time
- Programme Manager – part time
- Bookkeeper – part time
- Coach and Development Officer – full time
In addition to these roles, our self-employed workforce has continued to grow. We now have ten selfemployed coaches working alongside the team listed above.
Building on last year’s report, we have made significant progress in terms of workforce governance. We have strengthened our policies, record-keeping, recruitment, and review processes. This has required a substantial input of time, but by the end of the year we are reaching a level that meets the expectations of stakeholders and inspecting bodies in terms of workforce governance.
The area for consideration next year is training and review processes. Now that we have recruited a strong team, we must focus on supporting them so we can deliver at scale. We are currently developing staff training packages and an annual review process for both new and existing staff members. This work is ongoing, and we hope to report our progress in this area next year.
## **Investment policy**
No investments are held by the charity.
It is the policy of the charity to hold the majority of it's investments in approved charitable funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the goal for Redgate Sports is to build up reserves to the point where the reserves could meet the cost of 6 months of activity with no income. All existing reserves are unrestricted and this will be reviewed on a regular basis going forwards.
Approved by the trustees on 27 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
A Riaz Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER)**
Report on the financial statements of the Charity for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 10.
## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and examiner**
As the trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters nin connection with the examination to which atteention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
Andrew Peach Chartered Accountant 27 January 2026
104 Grasshopper Avenue St Peters Worcester WR5 3TB
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## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER)**
## **Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income & Expenditure Account) Year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Year ended 31 March 2025**|**Year ended 31 March 2025**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Notes||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
|||£|£|£|£|
|**Incoming resources**||||||
|**Incoming resources from**||||||
|**generated activities:**||||||
|Funds transferred from previous organisation||-|-|-|3,670|
|Fee income||143,407|-|143,407|111,908|
|**Total Incoming Resources**||143,407|-|143,407|115,578|
|**Resources expended**||||||
|**Costs of generating funds:**||||||
|Costs of generating voluntary income|2|147,217|-|147,217|86,370|
|**Total resources expended**||147,217|-|147,217|86,370|
|**Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before**||3,810
-|-|3,810
-|29,208|
|**transfers**||||||
|**Transfers between funds**||-|-|-|-|
|**Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before**||3,810
-|-|3,810
-|29,208|
|**other recognised gains**||||||
|**Other recognised gains**||||||
|(Losses)/Gains on revaluation of investments||-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**||3,810
-|-|3,810
-|29,208|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||29,208|-|29,208|-|
|Total funds carried forward||25,398|-|25,398|29,208|
|||||||
There are no other gains or losses for the year other than the net movement in funds. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these accounts.
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## **REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Balance Sheet At 31 March 2025**
|Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible fixed assets
4
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
5
**Current Liabilities**
Creditors - amounts falling due within
one year
6
**Net Assets**
**Unrestricted Funds**
7 and 8
**Restricted Funds**|£
£
1,239
8,270
16,874
25,144
985
24,159
25,398
25,398
-
25,398
2025|£
£
1,549
15,612
12,397
28,009
350
27,659
29,208
29,208
-
29,208
2024|
|---|---|---|
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 27 January 2026
and signed on its behalf by
A Riaz Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of these accounts.
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**REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Notes to the accounts Period ended 31 March 2025**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **a) Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and 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 on 16 July 2014
## **b) Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are recognised in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **c) Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
## **d) Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided to write off other fixed assets at the following annual rates using the reducing balance method.
Equipment 20%
## **e) Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or for generated the objects of the charity without further specified purposes and are available as general funds.
## **f) Restricted funds**
Where income is received for purposes specified by the donor or by the terms of appeal under which it was raised, that income is shown as restricted in the statement of financial activities. Expenditure for the specified purposes is shown as restricted expenditure. Any unexpended balance is carried forward as restricted income funds.
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**REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Notes to the accounts Period ended 31 March 2025**
## **2 Costs of generating funds**
|Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
Direct expenses
301
-
Accountancy
1,274
Advertising
300
-
Bank charges
63
-
Wages and salaries
9,347
-
Pension costs
72
-
Coaching and consultancy fees
109,944
-
Insurance
2,097
-
Legal and professional
858
-
Rent
1,443
-
Equipment and repairs
750
-
Software and computer expenses
496
-
Training
6,306
-
Printing and stationery
15
-
Subscriptions
852
-
Sundry expenses
3,915
-
Travel & Subsistence
8,271
-
Entertaining
603
-
Depreciation
310
-
147,217
-
Staff costs:-
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
No employee earned £60,000 per annum or more.
No expenses were reimbursed to the trustees in the period.
The average number of employees, analysed by function, was:-
Administration|Total Funds Total Funds
2025
2024
£
£
301
-
1,274
350
300
3,000
63
35
9,347
-
72
-
109,944
61,718
2,097
1,593
858
640
1,443
2,300
750
1,700
496
37
6,306
2,726
15
-
852
616
3,915
1,223
8,271
9,245
603
800
310
387
147,217
86,370
2025
2024
£
£
9,347
-
-
-
9,347
-
2025
2024
1
-
1
-|
|---|---|
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**REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Notes to the accounts Period ended 31 March 2025**
## **3 Net incoming resources for the year.**
|This is stated after charging:
Depreciation||2025
£
310|2024
£
387|
|---|---|---|---|
## **4 Tangible fixed assets**
a) The movement on these accounts during the period was as follows:-
|COST
Beginning of period
Additions
End of period
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Beginning of period
Charge for the period
End of period
NET BOOK VALUE
Beginning of period
End of period
**5 Debtors**
Debtors comprised:-
Other debtors
**6 Creditors - amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors - amounts falling due within one year comprised:-
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Other creditors||Furniture &
equipment
£
1,936
-
1,936
387
310
697
1,549
1,239||Total
2025
£
1,936
-
1,936
387
310
697
1,549
1,239
2025
£
16,874
2025
£
60
350
575
985|Total
2024
£
-
1,936
1,936
-
387
387
-
1,549
2024
£
12,397
2024
£
-
350
-
350|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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**REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTER) Notes to the accounts Period ended 31 March 2025**
## **7 Total funds**
|Unrestricted funds
Income and expenditure account
Total funds||Balance at
01-Apr-24
£
29,208
29,208
29,208|Incoming
£
143,407
143,407
143,407
Movement in|Transfer of
Outgoing
Funds
£
£
147,217
-
147,217
-
147,217
-
resources|Balance at
31-Mar-25
£
25,398
25,398
25,398|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **8 Analysis of Net Assets between funds**
|Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets at 31 March 2025|General
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
1,239
-
25,144
-
(985)
-
25,398
-|Total
£
1,239
25,144
(985)
25,398|
|---|---|---|
## **9 Other information**
Redgate Sports is a registered charity, charity number 1204506.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF REDGATE SPORTS (WORCESTERI
Report on the financial statements of the Charity for the period ended 31 March 2025 which are sel
out on pages 5 to 10.
Re$pe¢tlve re$ponslbllltles of the Twstees and examlner
As the trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the
requirements of the Charib'es Act 2011 1.the Act'l.
l port in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts Caffied out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and in carrying out my exarnination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Ind•p¢ndent •xamlner'$ statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm th81 no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect..
the accoLJnting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Charities Act., or
the a¢¢ounts did not accord with the a¢¢ounting re¢ords". or
the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements ¢on¢erning the fom and conlenl of
accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a tnje and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters nin connection wrth the examination to
which atteenlion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
Andrew Peach
Chartered Accountsnt
104 Grasshopper AvenLte
St Peters
Worcester
WRS 3TB
27 January 2026