Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

NOTTS COUNTY F.C. COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

We are proud to deliver a range of innovative programmes that make a positive difference to people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, raising aspirations and supporting some of the most disadvantaged, marginalised and talented people across the city and county. We use the power of sport and the profile of Notts County FC to provide direction and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Spending is declining
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,278£1,287£-9£666£495£2412.2722
31/12/22£1,280£1,329£-49£608£504£2272730
31/12/21£1,318£1,304£14£419£553£2642.4563
31/12/20£1,386£1,310£76£414£539£840.8680
31/12/19£1,578£1,749£-170£460£463£990.7670
31/12/18£1,672£1,683£-11£325£634£2241.6600
31/12/17£1,568£1,548£21£293£645£2672.1560
31/12/16£1,258£1,322£-63£259£624£2322.1480
31/12/15£1,584£1,185£398£0£688£2602.6480
31/12/14£957£1,036£-78£413£289£2402.8410
31/12/13£769£852£-83£188£368£3605.1250
31/12/12£801£764£37£211£450£4416.9280
31/12/11£766£718£48£189£413£3936.6300
31/12/10£819£701£118£161£365£3365.7300
31/12/09£755£574£181£146£247£2324.9220
31/12/08£385£350£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£321£335£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£345£335£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£371£300£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£299£280£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 96.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 51.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

https://www.nottscountyfoundation.org.uk/

sam.crawford@nottscountyfoundation.org.uk

0115 9557215

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£295,450
BBC Children in Need£95,056
Sport England£46,853
Co-Operative Group£1,788
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Notts County Foundation
£1,788 22/10/2022
We aim to deliver physical activity sessions to support local people who experience mental health issues.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Notts County F.C. Community Programme
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Notts County F.C. Community Programme
£94,556 10/08/2021
This project will provide sports and workshops to support the mental health of children and young people in Nottingham. The aim is to improve self-confidence, improve peer relationships and improve physical wellbeing.
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£37,600 22/06/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,253 22/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
National Lottery Community Fund - Notts County Community Mental health
£295,450 30/01/2020
56
The funding will be used to offer a range of activities focused on improving mental health and well-being for a range of different demographics. Notts County Football in the Community will use sports/fitness activities, the profile of the club and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Notts County FC Football in the Community
£91,292 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide sports and workshops to support the mental health of children and young people. The aim is to improve self-confidence, reduce poor behaviours and improve social skills for children in a targeted approach.
Sport England - TIED Sports and Fitness for Nottingham's Refugees
£9,740 04/01/2018
12
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIED Sports and Fitness for Nottingham's Refugees. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-TIED Sports and Fitness for Nottingham's Refugees
£9,740 04/01/2018
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'TIED Sports and Fitness for Nottingham's Refugees'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Notts County FC Community Programme
£15,700 13/04/2017
Rediscovering the heritage of the world’s oldest football league club
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP2 - Primary Goals 2
£50,000 13/04/2017
12
The group will use the funding to expand its work delivering extracurricular sessions targeting children who struggle socially and emotionally, display poor behaviour, have low self-confidence, or are disruptive and withdrawn. The project will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Primary Goals
£10,000 06/01/2016
12
The group will use the funding to provide multi sports activities and interactive workshops for the benefit of children and young people from local schools. This will develop their social and emotional skills and improve their mental and physical ....more
Sport England - Environmental Improvements at Portland Leisure Centre
£336,647 16/02/2015
12
Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Environmental Improvements at Portland Leisure Centre'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Team Nottingham V Obesity
£50,000 27/11/2014
12
Not Available
Sport England - WAD sports and physical activity
£10,000 31/05/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'WAD sports and physical activity'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Medivate
£10,000 21/02/2013
12
This community organisation in Nottingham will use the funding to offer free Saturday exercise and multi sports sessions for disadvantaged children from primary schools in the Meadows. This will ensure that children have access to regular free ....more
Sport England - Goals for life
£16,440 08/05/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Goals for life'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
National Lottery Community Fund - School's Out
£331,006 12/10/2011
36
The project will help working parents to access low-cost sports and arts activities for their children during school holidays. Activities will be delivered in five leisure centres across Nottingham and 37 other community settings in all Nottingham ....more
Sport England - Extra Time
£5,573 04/10/2011
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Extra Time'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Notts County FC Football in the Community
£20,000 31/05/2011
the costs of the On The Ball project including staff costs,admin, M&E, reporting, equipment, transport, marketing, publicity and promotional costs
National Lottery Community Fund - On The Ball
£10,000 01/04/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Nottingham. The group will use funding to deliver football activities and workshop based discussions for young men with drug addiction and financial management problems. These sessions will address issues including ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-61
  • DIANNE JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant
  • DR ANDREW PRINGLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Professor
  • IAN ROBERTS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Slr Consulting Limited
  • JOE PALMER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • JULIET BERTIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Department For Education - Project Race Manager
  • MEENA HANSPAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed
  • RAJ RANDHAWA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Kick It Out Officer
  • SAM SHARP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Associate Solicitor
  • SHAUN POLLARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2002, number: 1091927
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2001, number: 04320737
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

NOTTS COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB
MEADOW LANE
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 3HJ

Objectives

TO IMPROVE FITNESS AND ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION OF BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ESPECIALLY IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE USE OF THE GAME OF FOOTBALL (INCLUDING ITS HISTORY AND RULES) AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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