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Portsmouth School of Gymnastics

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1055462SouthseaAmateur sport and recreation
Income£534k2025-12-31
Spending£537ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1996Charitable company
Employees6latest return

Analysis

Portsmouth School of Gymnastics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southsea. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03174880). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Portsmouth School of Gymnastics reported income of £534k and spending of £537k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £236k to £534k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Portsmouth School of Gymnastics sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grenville House Outdoor Education Centre (£534k), Wye Gymnastics and Galaxy Cheerleading (£535k) and South Wye Development Trust Limited (£534k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £311k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Income and spending

£0£134k£269k£403k£537k2021 Income: £235,5732021 Spending: £199,07920212022 Income: £448,3202022 Spending: £302,86620222023 Income: £468,1272023 Spending: £412,82720232024 Income: £511,0052024 Spending: £495,68620242025 Income: £534,2902025 Spending: £537,4702025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 1.4%
  • Charitable activities 99%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

Principal activity to be a gymnastic club to advance the physical education and development of children attending schools and resident in the Portsmouth area and surrounding Counties by the provision of facilities and the instruction in gymnastics

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Grenville House Outdoor Education CentreDevon£534k
Wye Gymnastics and Galaxy CheerleadingPortskewett£535k
South Wye Development Trust LimitedHereford£534k
Newham Riding School and Association LimitedLondon£538k