Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST

The Trust is for the benefit of the Bedfordshire public generallyto promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/05/23		£936	£996	£-60	£0	£300	£286	3.4	29	0
31/05/22		£1,041	£985	£57	£1	£360	£325	4	32	2
31/05/21		£623	£522	£101	£1	£304	£234	5.4	35	2
31/05/20		£700	£739	£-39	£0	£203	£187	3	19	8
31/05/19		£890	£819	£71	£5	£242	£171	2.5	22	8
31/05/18?		£991	£985	£6	£0	£170	£150	1.8	22	0
31/03/17	*	£659	£628	£31	£0	£164	£134	2.6	51	0
31/03/16	*	£593	£599	£-6	£0	£133	£128	2.6	38	0
31/03/15		£475	£416	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£459	£418	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£455	£436	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£332	£317	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£62	£47	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£310	£264	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£288	£344	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 12.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

www.lutontowncommunity.co.uk

community@lutontown.co.uk

01582411622

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

29 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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - A youth work outreach project educational and football element to address ASB and criminality
£49,500	06/02/2023	Limitless
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Luton Town FC Community Trust
£20,000	28/04/2020 11	Marsh Farm Youth Club
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Luton Town FC Community Trust
£65,500	14/06/2018	Luton Town FC - Schools Heritage Education Project
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Community Ambassadors
£48,750	17/05/2018 12	Grant to Luton Town FC Community Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Luton Leaders
£9,860	28/02/2018 12	This project will provide sport and leadership training to young people aged 16-19, in particular those not in education, employment or training. The project will also seek to tackle obesity and low ....more This project will provide sport and leadership training to young people aged 16-19, in particular those not in education, employment or training. The project will also seek to tackle obesity and low educational attainment, and provide the opportunity to gain leadership qualifications and key skills.
Sport England - LTFC Central Community Football Coaching Scheme
£10,000	06/11/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'LTFC Central Community Football Coaching Scheme'. This project is a Association Football project, with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'LTFC Central Community Football Coaching Scheme'. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72

ADRIAN JOHN ROGERS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee

DAVID KEITH BUNYAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant/Group Financial Con

PAUL GARETH STEPHENS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

ROBERT JAMES CURSON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Youth Development Director

ROBERT CALVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

MICHAEL JOHN MCMAHON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HATTERS HERITAGE,

SUFIAN SADIQ Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Head Of Vocational Education, Other trusteeships: THE CHARTERED COLLEGE OF TEACHING, LUTON CULTURAL SERVICES TRUST, DISCOVER ISLAM LUTON, THE MONKEY BUSINESS FOUNDATION LIMITED, WORKING OPTIONS IN EDUCATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2008, number: 1123078
Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2008, number: 06464712

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

15 returns made; AR17: 50 days late, AR16: 17 days late, AR10: 299 days late, AR09: 424 days late,

Main office

LUTON TOWN FOOTBALL & ATHLETIC CO L
1 MAPLE ROAD EAST
LUTON
LU4 8AW

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BEDFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:-3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORDSHIRE

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