Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

ON COURSE FOUNDATION

OCF provides long-term benefits for wounded, injured and sick Servicemen, women and veterans through the medium of golf. It provides golf familiarisation, skills and employment training, and then offers confidence-building practical training through work experience placements for those who wish to pursue full-time employment, which is a key element of physical and psychological recovery.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/23£552£582£-30£13£354£3547.340
31/03/22£529£543£-14£11£405£405940
31/03/21£425£470£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£748£682£67£14£473£4738.340
31/03/19£481£464£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£653£533£121£98£389£3898.830
31/03/17£543£424£118£10£269£2697.640
31/03/16£604£720£-116£125£151£1512.580
31/03/15£522£499£23£24£267£2676.470
31/03/14*£390£403£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£460£311£149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£367£341£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£175£92£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.oncoursefoundation.com

info@oncoursefoundation.com

020 8334 2010

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
Ministry of Defence£164,084
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,460
Postcode Community Trust£11,648
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£7,436 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Golf tuition for wounded veterans
£7,476 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to pay for professional golf coaches at golf events for wounded veterans. This project aims to reduce isolation and build better relationships within the community
Postcode Community Trust - Veterans Golf Programme - Wales
£11,648 27/09/2022
Funding facilitated the expansion of our Welsh based golf programme, introducing wounded veterans to our confidence building activities.
Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
£20,760 11/03/2022
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,889 11/02/2022
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£7,974 15/10/2021
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
National Lottery Community Fund - Introducing golf to wounded veterans
£5,894 23/07/2021
On Course Foundation is using a £5894 grant to provide golf tuition and events for injured and sick service personnel and veterans based in Northern Ireland. These activities will improve wellbeing reduce social isolation and help re-integration ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Golf activities for wounded Welsh veterans
£6,090 01/07/2021
On Course Foundation will use £6090 to improve the health and wellbeing of wounded or injured service personnel and veterans through golfing sessions in Monmouthshire.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,025 18/06/2021
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 13/11/2020
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£40,000 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to continue to deliver an innovative and adapted programme of activities, offering a positive distraction from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£40,000 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 On Course Foundation
£4,000 11/12/2019
Providing opportunities for education and employment for ex-service people
National Lottery Community Fund - Introductory Golf Events
£4,390 29/08/2019
12
Introductory Golf Events
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding for Events Assistant
£6,356 21/03/2018
12
The charity will deliver a series of employment training and golfing events that will support people who have left the armed services andf have sustained injuries. This will improve levels of wellbeing, facilitate entry into civilian life and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-90
  • CHARLES MICHAEL LAKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • GILL FALDO Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • KENNETH SCHOFIELD CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chairman
  • MAJ GEN ANDREW GREGORY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • NEIL CHAPMAN COLES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director
  • TIM LEONARD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Surgeon
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2010, number: 1136618
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/05/2010, number: 07267733
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

28
Falstaff House
Bardolph Road
RICHMOND

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(1) THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF GOLF ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SUFFER FROM A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS OR DISABILITY.(2) THE RELIEF IN NEED, AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SUFFER FROM A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS OR DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF GOLF ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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