Interim manager appointed at Flic Flac Gymnastics Club in Chorley to help with safeguarding
They were appointed in April.
An interim manager has been placed at a Lancashire gymnastics club to help with safeguarding.
Chorley-based Flic Flac Gymnastics, which has been plagued with a number of concerns, reported themselves to the Independent Gymnastics Association (IGA) after an incident which allegedly occurred at the end of a training session on Friday, July 18, 2025.
Flic Flac did not specify exactly what prompted the safeguarding investigation, except to say it involved a child during a training session.
At the time the club temporarily closed while the investigation took place.
It further transpired at the same time that the club was also being separately investigated by the UK Charity Commission over concerns about payments made to the club’s trustees.
The charity was set up to encourage young people to take part in gymnastics and is now based at Charnock Richard.
The Charity Commission appointed an interim manager to Flic-Flac Gymnastics Club on Monday, April 27.
A Charity Commission spokesperson said: “As regulator, we are clear that keeping people safe should be a governance priority for all charities.
“We have put an interim manager in place to support this charity with its safeguarding policy and practice.”
The interim manager’s tasks will include:
Reviewing the sufficiency of the charity’s safeguarding provision, including the trustees’ management and oversight of safeguarding policies and practices and safer recruitment practices.
Making recommendations as to any corrective actions necessary to address weaknesses identified within the charity’s safeguarding provision, which could include development of a corrective action plan, including training and monitoring.
Public correction
This article originally said Flic Flak is based at Coppull Leisure Centre. This was an error, and we’d like to make it clear that Flic Flak does not have any connection to the leisure centre.
We apologise for any distress this may have caused.