Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

AFC BOURNEMOUTH COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST 

The Charity's primary objective is to provide opportunities for sporting, educational and recreational activities for the public of Bournemouth and surrounding areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£1,427£1,305£123£0£1,478£1,23011.3420
30/11/21*£1,489£1,113£377£0£1,355£1,15712.54815
30/11/20*£1,322£1,013£309£0£978£86310.24120
30/11/19£1,257£1,054£203£0£670£4184.83512
30/11/18£952£918£33£0£466£2673.53245
30/11/17£1,017£751£267£0£433£1512.4280
30/11/16£782£706£76£0£166£120.2240
30/11/15£556£564£-8£8£91£881.9240
30/11/14£520£514£6£4£98£942.2180
30/11/13£532£479£53£2£92£872.2180
30/11/12£412£420£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£333£343£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£278£238£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£193£192£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 11.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 33.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

afcb.co.uk

steve.cuss@afcb.co.uk

01202726342

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 42 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Reaching Out
£9,599 30/03/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Reaching Out'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2008, number: 1122693
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/10/2007, number: 06396310
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 75 days late, AR20: 19 days late,
Main office

First Floor
86 Cobham Road
Ferndown Industrial Estate
WIMBORNE
BH21 7PQ

Objectives

A) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL.B) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC OF BOURNEMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RACE, RELIGION AND BELIEVE, SEX, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, DORSET, HAMPSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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