Registered charity (CIO) · Alfreton
Asylum Academy for Extreme Sports
Asylum Academy for Extreme Sports is a registered charity (number 1159288) based in Alfreton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Simon Robert Wharton-Howett since 2014. Latest income £487k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Asylum Aces (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £487k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
Network
The large node is Asylum Academy for Extreme Sports. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.
Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works
Similar charities are matched by type of organisation or purpose and listed by latest income; shared trustees are formal board links. Neither is proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Amateur Sport
- Where
- Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.asylumskatepark.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£487k£463k
- 2024£414k£376k
- 2023£351k£402k
Earlier years
- 2022£335k£345k
- 2021£235k£203k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR TAKING PART IN SKATEBOARDING, BMX, IN-LINE SKATING AND SCOOTER RIDING.2) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ASHFIELD DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.
Grants received
8 grants · £294,249 total360Giving 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 · £154,249 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £95,000 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £45,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Simon Robert Wharton-Howett Chair since 2014
- Anthony James Buchanan since 2014
- Martin John Hobbs since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Simon Robert Wharton-Howett Chair since 2014
- Anthony James Buchanan since 2014
- Martin John Hobbs since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Simon Robert Wharton-Howett Chair since 2014
- Anthony James Buchanan since 2014
- Martin John Hobbs since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159288
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Nov 2014 as amended on 05 Jun 2018 as amended on 02 Feb 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01773605372 · asylumpark@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. 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. Report an issue · How we handle data