Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

STAFFORDSHIRE WINTER SPORTS CLUB 

Activities includes programmes in the following areas; schools, disability, amateur sport, health, social inclusion, women and girls and volunteer programmes. Programmes, consist of three core activities - education, suitable physical activity and social inclusion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/12/22*£11,936£8,881£3,055£0£4,245£4,2455.713315
31/12/21?*£7,451£6,319£1,133£0£1,190£1,1902.37010
30/06/20£1,469£1,463£6£0£57£570.53720
30/06/19£1,903£1,872£31£0£51£510.33720
30/06/18£1,950£1,906£44£29£19£190.13620
30/06/17*£1,819£1,801£18£8£-24£-24-0.21000
30/06/16£1,562£1,573£-12£0£-43£-43-0.3600
30/06/15£1,293£1,292£0£120£-31£-31-0.3400
30/06/14£355£386£-31£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

staffordshire@wintersports.org.uk

01543363738

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
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
  • Halton, Lancashire, Leeds City, Staffordshire, Trafford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 133 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
DCMS - Business Sustainability Grant
£165,448 20/01/2021
To support independent cinemas during covid
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 29/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Ice Skating

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2012, number: 1150117
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/05/2012, number: 08059470
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; AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 52 days late, AR17: 7 days late,
Main office

Staffordshire Winter Sports Club
Old Corner House
Walsall Road,Muckley Corner
LICHFIELD
Staffordshire
WS14 0BG

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA: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 PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.3) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.4) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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