Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE SPORTS TRUST

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the district of Shepway assisting in the provision of facilities and other services that will enable them to participate in amateur sports.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £107,192 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

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
31/08/22		£1,654	£917	£737	£243	£10,610	£-107	-1.4	20	58
31/08/21		£2,135	£429	£1,706	£0	£9,873	£143	4	12	10
31/08/20	*	£618	£409	£209	£0	£8,167	£192	5.6	12	219
31/08/19	*	£432	£511	£-79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	230
31/08/18	*	£2,826	£435	£2,390	£0	£8,037	£196	5.4	8	698
31/08/17	*	£5,906	£344	£5,562	£0	£5,647	£245	8.5	8	0
31/08/16		£349	£358	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£261	£231	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	*	£157	£94	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 257%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -1%
Reserves/Spending: -1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years

http://www.thesportstrust.org

01303765151

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
58 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Pride
£9,736	25/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver weekly structured sports activities for the LGBQT+ community. The project aims to increase physical and mental wellbeing.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£7,700	27/05/2020 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 Sport participation and capacity ....more 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 Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - Active for All
£10,000	25/04/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide free structured weekly sports and physical activity sessions for people with mental health issues in partnership with Folkestone MIND and open to the whole ....more The funding will be used to provide free structured weekly sports and physical activity sessions for people with mental health issues in partnership with Folkestone MIND and open to the whole community. The project, which will also include social sessions following the activities, aims to bring people together to improve their health and wellbeing, develop friendships and improve self-esteem and self-confidence.
Sport England - Minibus1
£7,000	18/01/2018 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Minibus1. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-52

STEPHEN HUGHES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Corporate Communications

ZOE CAMP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

DAMIAN COLLINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Member Of Parliament, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE YOUTH PROJECT,

JENNIE JORDAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Development Manager

LOUISA MARIE EEDE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Head Of Pe

MARK GREENWOOD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Manager

SOPHIE DOWNEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Web Developer

PAUL CARNEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE ATLANTIC AVENGERS TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2014, number: 1155522
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2013, number: 08623233

Gift Aid

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; AR20: 68 days late, AR19: 71 days late, AR18: 100 days late, AR17: 89 days late, AR14: 27 days late,

Main office

Three Hills Sports Park
Cheriton Road
FOLKESTONE
CT19 5JU

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECT”) IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF SHEPWAY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN AMATEUR SPORTS.

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