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Registered charity · Warwickshire

Active Nation UK LTD

Active Nation UK LTD is a registered charity (number 1047742) based in Warwickshire, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by David Hughes. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Amateur Sport and 1 more
Where
Derbyshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire and more
Website
www.activenation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Active Nation UK LTD
Registered
1995

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023£14m£15m
Earlier years
  • 2022£12m£13m
  • 2021£8.5m£9.8m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.1.1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 3.1.2) TO PROMOTE AMATEUR SPORTS INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE SPORTS, 3.1.3) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE LEARNING, TEACHING AND PLAYING OF SPORTS, AND 3.1.4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN HEALTH IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR HEALTH OR FITNESS PROFESSIONALS, COACHES, INSTRUCTORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SPORTS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, BADMINTON, BASKETBALL, CLIMBING, CRICKET, JUDO, FOOTBALL, GYMNASTICS, HOCKEY, NETBALL, SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS, TENNIS AND VOLLEY BALL.

Grants received

10 grants · £274,565 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £236,627 (6 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £37,938 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Sport England £8,6972023-05-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-11-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,5172016-10-26
  • Sport England £10,0002016-06-27
  • Sport England £49,8002014-12-15
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

4.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
10.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 3Education/training 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 3Health and social care 1Retail and trade 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2021
2022
2023
incomespending£14.4m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2022 and 2023
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 0.6 in 2021

266 from 544 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
167 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1047742
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/06/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/01/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/11/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/05/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/08/2013
Companies House
Company number 03072216 · Liquidation
Contact on the register
admin@activenation.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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