Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

SOCIAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECREATIONAL SPORT LIMITED 

Our objective is to improve society through supporting the most vulnerable. We specialise in supporting vulnerable young people into Education, Employment, or Training (EET) that may otherwise become NEET.
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
  • 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 age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 11 years
(17 years as a company)

www.thestars.charity

enquiries@thestars.charity

01164030003

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£41£38£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£46£37£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£28£26£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£32£15£17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£5£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£37£36£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£57£63£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£98£93£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£82£80£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£41£40£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Liverpool City, Northumberland, Sefton,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£29,807
Henry Smith Charity£19,800
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
Department for Work and Pensions£3,382
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Young People in Northumberland
£9,961 18/08/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a support programme for younger people in the community. The project aims to address issues that lead to a young person not being in education; employment or ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to STARS (Social Training and Recreational Sport)
£10,000 06/05/2022
renovation of the building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Merseyside
National Lottery Community Fund - NEET 2 EET
£9,880 29/04/2022
The funding will be used to continue the organisation’s NEET 2 EET programme which supports disadvantaged young people into further education employment and training. The project helps young people ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - ALLSORTS PREMIER DOG GROOMING AND HYDROTHERAPY
£3,382 01/04/2021
To support customers aged 18-24 to be ready to take up kickstart vacancies.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Social Training Activities and Recreational Sports
£19,800 19/03/2020
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing education, learning and employment opportunities for vulnerable young people and young people with learning disabilities in Leicester
National Lottery Community Fund - NEET 2 EET Project
£9,966 17/01/2020
7
The group will use the funding to support young people who are facing employment challenges. This will improve employable skills and help people to reach their potential.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Social Training Activities and Recreational Sports
£10,000 13/06/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing education, learning and employment opportunities for vulnerable young people and young people with learning disabilities in Leicester
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Social Training Activities and Recreational Sports
£8,500 12/06/2014
towards one year's running costs of a project providing education, learning and employment opportunities for young people with learning disabilities in Leicester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-56
  • JEVON PAYNE (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director
  • SCOTT THORNTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/01/2013, number: 1150366
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/06/2006, number: 05847662
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR17: 1 days late,
Main office

Mill House
Nailstone Road
Carlton
NUNEATON
Warwickshire
CV13 0DH

Objectives

1.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP 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. 2. 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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