Registered charity (CIO) · Hampshire
Spirit in Sport
Spirit in Sport is a registered charity (number 1161773) based in Hampshire, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £34k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Spirit in the Community (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £34k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Amateur Sport, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Portsmouth City
- Website
- www.spiritinsport.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£34k£44k
- 2024£42k£37k
- 2023£25k£34k
Earlier years
- 2022£44k£13k
- 2021£14k£12k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE SOCIAL EXCLUSION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR PEOPLE (OVER THE AGE OF 50) AT RISK OF, OR SUFFERING FROM, ISOLATION AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO RELEIVE OR PREVENT THE ISOLATION OF THOSE WHO FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY INCLUDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OUTINGS AND SOCIAL TRIPS INCLUDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM HOME (“SPIRIT IN THE COMMUNITY”).- THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CAFE, DROP-IN CENTRE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SOMERSTOWN AREA OF PORTSMOUTH WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHICH WILL RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS AND AID THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION (“SPIRIT IN THE COMMUNITY”). FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, “SOCIAL EXCLUSION" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY OR BEING EXCLUDED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PORTSMOUTH AREA (“SPIRIT IN SPORT”).
Grants received
2 grants · £5,850 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,750
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,100
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
5 trustees on the board
- David Pugsley since 2015
- Elaine Hallatt since 2018
- JOS Mccabe since 2015
- Mervyn Cowdrey since 2025
- Stephen Kerr since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- David Pugsley since 2015
- Elaine Hallatt since 2018
- JOS Mccabe since 2015
- Stephen Kerr since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- David Pugsley since 2015
- JOS Mccabe since 2015
- Stephen Kerr since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Elaine Hallatt since 2018
- Mervyn Cowdrey since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161773
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 21 May 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07850990305 · office@spiritinsport.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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.
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