Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

TRENT BRIDGE COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

The Trust operates within Nottinghamshire and has a particularly strong geographical focus in the Rushcliffe Borough. There are five projects currently operated by the Trust; Forget Me Notts (helping dementia sufferers and carers), Positive Futures (supporting young people), YouNG (focussing on employability skills), Healthy Hearts (primary school programme) and Ready4Work (employability).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/23	£563	£525	£39	£8	£116	£40	0.9	16	0
31/03/22	£333	£367	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	£206	£209	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£247	£231	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19	£247	£231	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£184	£150	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£145	£155	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£236	£237	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£221	£220	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£207	£206	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£75	£74	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£82	£92	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£104	£76	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£49	£59	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£55	£4	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

http://www.trentbridge.co.uk/trust/

tim.eatherington@nottsccc.co.uk

01159823000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£30,494
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,995
Co-Operative Group	£5,948

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Forget Me Notts
£9,999	23/09/2022	The funding will be used to deliver cricket sessions for people living with dementia. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve physical and mental health.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Trent Bridge Community Trust
£30,494	30/07/2021	The project will deliver twice weekly school holiday activities for disadvantaged children in Aspley. The aim is to improve physical fitness, build positive relationships and empower children to be ....more The project will deliver twice weekly school holiday activities for disadvantaged children in Aspley. The aim is to improve physical fitness, build positive relationships and empower children to be more aspirational.
National Lottery Community Fund - Forget Me Notts (FMN)
£9,996	06/04/2021	The funding will be used to provide a range of activities to support people living with dementia as well as their carers including physical and mental activities social activities and respite ....more The funding will be used to provide a range of activities to support people living with dementia as well as their carers including physical and mental activities social activities and respite opportunities. The project aims to support people during the current pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trent Bridge Community Trust
£5,948	15/11/2019	We want to support local Alzheimer's and dementia sufferers, using historical cricket-themed videos and images to rekindle memories.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trent Bridge Community Sports Trust
£6,298	19/11/2018	We want to set up an adult Alzheimer's and Dementia project targeting those suffering from the disease and their carers.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Trent Bridge Community Sports Trust
£10,000	22/04/2015	Protecting and sharing the heritage of Trent Bridge – a search for solutions
National Lottery Community Fund - Contributing to the health & physical activity legacy for Nottinghamshire 2
£10,000	12/01/2012 12	This is a project by a charity in Nottingham. The group will use the funding to recruit and train volunteers to become health and physical activity champions for the community. This will enable ....more This is a project by a charity in Nottingham. The group will use the funding to recruit and train volunteers to become health and physical activity champions for the community. This will enable beneficiaries to gain health awareness and understanding qualifications to work in local settings to promote healthy lifestyles and increase their future employment opportunities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

CELESTE SINCLAIR Appointed: 2023

JAMES CUTT Appointed: 2023

NAVDEEP SETHI Appointed: 2023

KATE DAVIES OBE, Occupation: Assistant Director Strategy, Equality And Diversit

LISA JOANNE PURSEHOUSE (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

MARK WORRALL, Occupation: Business Development Manager

PAUL JAMES ELLIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JOANNE BELTON, Occupation: Freelance, Other trusteeships: DANCE 4 LIMITED, MUSICWORKS MIDLANDS, YOUNG CREATIVES NOTTINGHAM,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2008, number: 1124425

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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; all on time

Main office

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB
TRENT BRIDGE
BRIDGFORD ROAD
WEST BRIDGFORD
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 6AG

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR AND ORGANISING THE PLAYING OF CRICKET AND OTHER SPORT AND GAMES CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTH ('FACILITIES' IN THIS CLAUSE MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL AND KNOW-HOW);2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND 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 CONDITION OF LIFE;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:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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