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Removed charity · No. 1098147iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Community Leisure Association of Whitworth Limited (aka C.L.A.W. Ltd)

Community Leisure Association of Whitworth Limited was a registered charity (number 1098147), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 30 May 2022

Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
30 May 2022
Reason
The charity did not operate (Charity Commission: Does not operate)
Company
Community Leisure Association of Whitworth Limited Companies House 04616667 · dissolved 3 May 2022

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities and Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 March 2021).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 March 2021£363,703£388,602
31 March 2020£585,525£628,185
31 March 2019£628,198£633,858

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SWIMMING. THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WHITWORTH LEISURE CENTRE AND WHITWORTH CIVIC HALL AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHER RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

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

No board members on the public record.

Network

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Board

The board

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

No board members on the public record.

Board analysis

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2019
2020
2021
incomespending£364k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2020 and 2021
81%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Network

Network

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Finances

7 financial years held, 2017 to 2023, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

7 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k2023202220212020201920182017£363.70k£50.00k£242.96k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2017201820192020202120222023
Totals
Total income£576.93k£623.57k£628.20k£585.53k£363.70kNot reportedNot reported
Total expenditure£568.69k£629.50k£633.86k£628.19k£388.60kNot reportedNot reported
Government income
Government contracts£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported£50.00kNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£30.00k£60.00k£60.00k£60.00k£242.96kNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£71.42k£71.22k£70.74k£2.80kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Charitable activities£505.36k£552.34k£557.41k£582.56kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other trading activities£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Investments£155£24£55£168Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Endowments£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other income£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£408.19k£447.45k£443.77k£455.58kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Raising funds£160.50k£182.05k£190.09k£172.61kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Governance£1.55k£1.16k£1.20k£1.85kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Investment management£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£400k-£200k£0£200k£400k2020201920182017£82.90k
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2017201820192020
Own use assets£8.83k£58.84k£36.68k£21.13k
Long-term investments£0£0£0£0
Other assets£160.46k£148.83k£169.00k£334.42k
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£73.65k£76.45k£80.12k£272.64k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£95.64k£131.22k£125.56k£82.90k
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£50k£100k£150k2020201920182017
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2017201820192020
Unrestricted funds£95.64k£131.22k£125.56k£82.90k
Restricted funds£0£0£0£0
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0
Total funds£95.64k£131.22k£125.56k£82.90k
Reservesas declared by the charity£95.64k£89.71k£125.56k£82.90k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£160.46k£148.83k£169.00k£334.42k
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 30 May 2022

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202331 January 2024Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 March 202231 January 2023Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 March 202131 January 20222 November 20212 November 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202031 January 202118 January 202118 January 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 201931 January 202027 January 202028 January 2020On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 2 November 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SWIMMING. THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WHITWORTH LEISURE CENTRE AND WHITWORTH CIVIC HALL AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHER RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID COMMUNITY

What it does

  • Amateur sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
Local authorities: Rochdale, Lancashire
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 DECEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 9 APRIL 2003 AND 9 AUGUST 2010. as filed
Register history
  • 23 June 2003Registered
  • 30 May 2022Removed from the register (Does not operate)
Working name
C.L.A.W. LTD

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Paying staff

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2003 · removed 2022

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