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home >> charity search >> the john clements sports and community trust
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE JOHN CLEMENTS SPORTS AND COMMUNITY TRUST

The charity exists for the benefit of all the residents of Codicote and the neighbourhood and in cooperation with residents, local authorities , voluntary and other organisations aims to fund , provide and oversee sporting and community faciliities with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents through sporting , recreational and comunity leisure time activity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/24£160£158£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£153£137£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£44£40£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£40£32£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£84£75£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£95£76£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£91£75£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£168£210£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£396£440£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£27£6£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£66£3£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.jc-codicote.org

jim.park39@gmail.com

01438820325

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
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 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
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Sport England£13,532
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£10,000
DCMS£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/06/2021
The John Clements Sports and Community Centre - Upstairs Development
Sport England - CAF Loans Pilot
£13,532 22/03/2021
4
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled CAF Loans Pilot. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to The John Clements Sports & Community Trust
£10,000 24/11/2020
2
Building Development Project
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Upstairs Development of The John Clements Sports and Community Centre
£5,000 19/11/2020
Grant to The John Clements Sports and Community Trust
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Upstairs Development of The John Clements Sports and Community Centre
£10,000 23/03/2020
2
The funding will be used to convert an upstairs part of a community centre into a new accessible space for recreational activities. This will improve this existing facility, enabling it to meet the increased demand for its services.
National Lottery Community Fund - John Clements Sports and Community Centre
£10,000 17/12/2014
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-83
  • ANTHONY CHARLES ARTHUR PUTTERILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • IAN MATHIESON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Advanced Skills Practicioner
  • JAMES PARK (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Non Executive Director
  • KARRY OMER Appointed: 2010, Occupation: University Academic
  • MARK ANTHONY KNAPPER Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Recruitment Consultant Directo
  • MAXINE BROAD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher
  • MICHAEL ANTHONY O' BRIEN Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA ROSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2010, number: 1139009
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/09/2010, number: 07378413
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

74 ST. ALBANS ROAD
CODICOTE
HITCHIN
SG4 8UU

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CODICOTE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTSAND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN ACOMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR SPORT AND RECREATION LEISURE TIMEOCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FORTHE RESIDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CODICOTE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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