Registered charity · Bridport
Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust Limited
Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 267781) based in Bridport, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Frederick Fowler since 2021. Latest income £1.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bridport Leisure Centre (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £1.5m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Amateur Sport
- Where
- Devon, Dorset, Somerset
- Website
- www.bridportleisure.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1975
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.5m£1.5m
- 2024£1.4m£1.5m
- 2023£1.2m£1.4m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.0m£1.1m
- 2021£887k£1.1m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 13% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBING; B) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND/OR C)TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Grants received
4 grants · £597,127 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 · £587,127 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Frederick Fowler Chair since 2021
- Caroline Saunders since 2022
- Deborah Fox since 2022
- Jason Vaughan since 2024
- Nicholas John Thornley since 2019
- Phillip Alan Summerton since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Nicholas John Thornley since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Frederick Fowler Chair since 2021
- Caroline Saunders since 2022
- Deborah Fox since 2022
- Nicholas John Thornley since 2019
- Phillip Alan Summerton since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Jason Vaughan since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 267781
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/06/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 JUL 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 01218639 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01308427464 · info@bridportleisure.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.
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