# THE BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 265498
- **Other names:** THE BRITISH PARAPLEGIC SPORTS SOCIETY LIMITED, BWSF, BWSF (BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION), SPORTING CHANCE APPEAL, WHEEL APPEAL, WHEELPOWER, WHEELPOWER-BRITISHWHEELCHAIR SPORT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 3, 1973
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=265498


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATIO, STOKE MANDEVILLE SPORTS STADIUM, HARVEY ROAD, AYLESBURY
- **Postcode:** HP21 9PP
- **Phone:** 01296395995
- **Email:** info@wheelpower.org.uk
- **Website:** wheelpower.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE SPORT FOR LOCOMOTOR DISABLED WHO: (A) USE A WHEELCHAIR FOR DAILY LIVING AND/OR (B) REQUIRE A WHEELCHAIR FOR SPORT OR (C) ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PARTICULAR SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

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

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Disability, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £794824 | £1238603 | £3908694 | 11 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1115977 | £1322071 | £4339917 | 18 |
| March 31, 2023 | £766024 | £1217536 | £4551478 | 10 |
| March 31, 2022 | £678607 | £1114181 | £5022472 | 16 |
| March 31, 2021 | £647926 | £927800 | £5436393 | 11 |



## Trustees

- **Robert Wilson** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 9, 2018
- Christopher Ralph Scott OBE — appointed Sept. 15, 2019
- Janette Louise Wynn — appointed Feb. 4, 2025
- Lord Stewart James Jackson — appointed May 1, 2024
- Nigel Roberts — appointed Nov. 19, 2016
- Pauline Betteridge — appointed Nov. 29, 2013
- ROBIN VANDELEUR COURAGE MBE
- Rev Deborah Jane Hodge — appointed Nov. 29, 2013
- Richard James de Paravicini Land — appointed Sept. 2, 2024
- SUE WOLSTENHOLME
- Shuna Jane Body MBE — appointed Aug. 15, 2019
- TONY GARRETT — appointed Feb. 3, 2012