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Army Winter Sports Association

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Army Winter Sports Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, amateur sport, armed forces/emergency service efficiency.

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What are the key facts about Army Winter Sports Association?

Reported income · year ending 2025-05-31
£689,235
Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-31
£629,189
Registered charity number
1146256
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Fox Lines
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Army Winter Sports Association (number 1146256) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Army Winter Sports Association do?

The AWSA's task is to encourage service personnel to participate in Winter Sports; to develop skills in a chosen sport; to test themselves in demanding conditions, thereby fostering self-discipline, fitness, courage and teamwork. Winter Sports contribute directly to military output & fighting spirit, are an essential part of decompression from ops and remain an element of the moral component.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Army Winter Sports Association

Answers Army Winter Sports Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Army Winter Sports Association's highest-paid staff paid?

Army Winter Sports Association's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Army Winter Sports Association's money come from?

Army Winter Sports Association reported £689k total income for the year ending 31 May 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £645k (94%), other income £34k (5%), investments £9,526 (1%).

  • Donations and legacies£645k · 94%
  • Other income£34k · 5%
  • Investments£9,526 · 1%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Army Winter Sports Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Army Winter Sports Association's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07890840 (Companies House)
Also known as
Awsa
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Austria · France · Germany · Switzerland · Norway · Sweden

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Army Winter Sports Association registered for?

Education/trainingAmateur SportArmed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Why is there no Clarity Score for Army Winter Sports Association yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Army Winter Sports Association. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Army Winter Sports Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Army Winter Sports Association as a registered charity (number 1146256) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Army Winter Sports Association's charity number?
Army Winter Sports Association's charity number is 1146256. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1146256?
Search 1146256 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Army Winter Sports Association do?
The AWSA's task is to encourage service personnel to participate in Winter Sports; to develop skills in a chosen sport; to test themselves in demanding conditions, thereby fostering self-discipline, fitness, courage and teamwork. Winter Sports contribute directly to military output & fighting spirit, are an essential part of decompression from ops and remain an element of the moral component.
Does Army Winter Sports Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Army Winter Sports Association. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Army Winter Sports Association?
Army Winter Sports Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.awsa.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Army Winter Sports Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Army Winter Sports Association's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Army Winter Sports Association's money come from?
Army Winter Sports Association reported £689k total income for the year ending 31 May 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £645k (94%), other income £34k (5%), investments £9,526 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Army Winter Sports Association?
The register records Army Winter Sports Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Army Winter Sports Association's trustees paid?
Army Winter Sports Association's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Army Winter Sports Association registered as a charity?
Army Winter Sports Association was entered on the register on 6 March 2012. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07890840).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.