Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

ABSOLUTELY TOGETHER

Management of Leisure facilities

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £835,343 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£7,305	£5,691	£1,614	£0	£1,176	£-835	-1.8	126	2
31/03/22	£3,972	£3,876	£96	£0	£-1,503	£-1,503	-4.7	85	5
31/03/21	£1,891	£2,916	£-1,026	£0	£-2,323	£-2,323	-9.6	89	5
31/03/20	£4,504	£4,957	£-453	£0	£-505	£-505	-1.2	124	109
31/03/19	£4,487	£4,587	£-100	£0	£-419	£-419	-1.1	113	113
31/03/18	£5,063	£2,717	£2,346	£0	£307	£307	1.4	141	0
31/03/17	£9,560	£9,429	£131	£0	£-2,752	£-2,752	-3.5	301	0
31/03/16	£10,117	£10,035	£83	£0	£-585	£-585	-0.7	323	0
31/03/15	£5,096	£5,027	£69	£14	£-1,624	£-1,624	-3.9	220	0
31/03/14	£4,857	£4,965	£-108	£9	£-188	£-188	-0.5	204	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 78%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -71%
Reserves/Spending: -1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.absolutely-group.co.uk

info@absolutely-group.co.uk

01628567001

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

126 employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-62

DAVID GREGORY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeship: ABSOLUTELY LEISURE,

JENNIFER BLACKBURN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed Hr Consultant, Other trusteeships: DACORUM SPORTS TRUST, ABSOLUTELY LEISURE,

JACQUELINE GILLAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Relationship Banker, Other trusteeships: DACORUM SPORTS TRUST, ABSOLUTELY LEISURE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2013, number: 1152093
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2013, number: 08466394

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Arena
Stafferton Way
MAIDENHEAD
SL6 1AY

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/OR2) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEATH THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/OR3) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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