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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BISON IN THE COMMUNITY 

1) The preservation and protection of good health and the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation through sport and physical fitness.2) To advance in life and relieve needs of young people3) To relieve the needs of people with disabilities as the trustees shall determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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 composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
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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
31/12/21*£6,057£4,536£1,521£0£1,544£1,5444.115615
31/12/20*£1,518£1,516£2£0£22£220.24945
31/12/19£2,139£2,136£3£0£20£200.16230
31/12/18£2,342£2,337£5£0£16£160.16830
31/12/17£2,449£2,442£7£0£12£120.19240
31/12/16£2,122£2,123£-1£0£4£40700
31/12/15*£2,028£2,029£-1£12£5£50300
31/12/14£1,958£1,954£4£15£6£60500
31/12/13£617£618£-1£519£3£30.160
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

bitc@wintersports.org.uk

01543 363738

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 156 employees
  • 15 volunteers

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 - Skating for All
£8,200 07/05/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Skating for All'. This project is a Ice Skating project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-58
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2012, number: 1149297
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/07/2011, number: 07713846
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR21: 52 days late, AR20: 7 days late, AR15: 10 days late,
Main office

Bison in the Community
Walsall Road,Muckley Corner
LICHFIELD
Staffordshire
WS14 0BG

Objectives

(1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITYPARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION THROUGH SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS(2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS LIFE. (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (3) THE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES ARE: (A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR SAVING OF LIVES (C) HELP THOSE WITH DISABILITIES (D)AMATEUR SPORTS PROGRAM (E) ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS(4) THE ORGANISATION AIMS TO DIRECT IT'S RESOURCES TO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: (A) CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE (B) PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (C) OTHER CHARITABLE OR VOLUNTARY BODIES (D) THE GENERAL PUBLIC/MANKIND (5) THE ORGANISATION AIMS TO PROVIDE THE AFOREMENTIONED BY THE FOLLOWINGMEANS: (A) MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS (B) MAKE GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS (C) PROVIDE OTHER FORMS OF FINANCE (D) PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES (E) PROVIDE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE (F) PROVIDE SERVICES (G) PROVIDES ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND INFORMATION

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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