The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Tennis First

Registered charity 1173079 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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9
trustees on the board
4.8y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
7.6y
average years in governance
8 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Amateur Sport 9Education/training 9Recreation 9

Commercial experience

Finance 3Arts and leisure 1Other services 1

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Contact

Websitehttp://tennisfirst.org.uk/
Emailabbie@tennisfirst.org.uk
Phone01962711491
AddressGowran House, 56 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6AG

Finances

£300,604 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£192,554£149,680
2022£386,736£298,528
2023£215,130£353,431
2024£384,928£385,862
2025£300,604£280,514

What it does

What

Education/trainingAmateur SportRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are, in any part of the world: (1) To enable and encourage any person up to the age of twenty three years, or persons up to the age of twenty five years receiving education or vocational training at universities, colleges or similar educational establishments to play the game of tennis and thereby to assist in ensuring that due attention is given to the physical education and development of such persons enabling them to meet their full potential as well as to the development and occupation of their minds, and (2) The provision (or assistance in the provision) of facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation for the benefit of the public in the interests of social welfare.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 May 2017 as amended on 29 Jan 2019

Trustees (9)

9trustees
57median age
0aged 70+

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