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United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association

United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association is a registered charity (number 277566) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Martyn Scott Spence since 2025. Latest income £120k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Ukpsa (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £120k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Amateur Sport
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
Website
www.ukpsa.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1982

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£120k£138k
  • 2025£131k£194k
  • 2024£125k£106k
Earlier years
  • 2023£120k£110k
  • 2022£110k£70k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF PRACTICAL SHOOTING AND DYNAMIC MARKSMANSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) PROMOTING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SPORT; ANDB) THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT, INCLUDING IN THE SAFE USE OF FIREARMS.2. TO ENCOURAGE SKILL IN PRACTICAL SHOOTING BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICE IN THE USE OF FIREARMS AMONGST HER MAJESTY’S SUBJECTS SO THAT THEY WILL BE BETTER FITTED TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE ARMED FORCES, ARMED FORCES RESERVE OR ANY OTHER ORGANISATION IN WHICH THEIR SERVICES MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM.

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.

7 trustees on the board

1.3y median 1y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 7Education/training 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£131k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
277566
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6TH NOVEMBER 1982AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 07 JUL 2020 as amended on 24 Jan 2021 as amended on 29 Jun 2025
Contact on the register
0844 500 7520 · Contact@ukpsa.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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