A target shooting association that was denied charitable status by the Charity Commission in February has appealed against the decision to the Charity Tribunal.

The Cambridgeshire Target Shooting Association (CTSA) was denied charitable status on the grounds that it does not promote physical health or operate “for the public benefit”.

After the ruling, which took over a year to make, was announced, the CTSA said it was “saddened” by the Commission’s decision and was considering appealing.

Its secretary Sandra Haskett said at the time: “We do make the point that the Charity Commission did consider ‘detriment or harm’ in its assessment and concluded that as shooting clubs are regulated by statute law and the home office, that there was no evidence to establish detriment or harm which would otherwise arise from the recognition of the CTSA as a charity.”

The CTSA's appeal was made on 16 March, and published on the Tribunal’s register if cases last week. The Tribunal is now awaiting a response from the Charity Commission.

The CTSA said it has no further comment to make at this time.