Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

SPORTS TRAIDER CHARITY 

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 10 years

www.sportstraider.com/

info@sportstraider.org.uk

07768533511

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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*£720£821£-101£16£28£280.42660
31/03/22£569£589£-20£463£129£1292.617100
31/03/21£344£217£128n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£243£237£6n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£357£358£-2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18*£405£396£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17?£211£201£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 91%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 60 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 - Meeting the Needs of Volunteers
£9,950 02/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to contribute to volunteering costs and training. The project aims to develop skills in volunteers which will increase future opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Capacity to Achieve
£9,910 15/02/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to run a series of staff support and training sessions, focussing on business planning, financial management, volunteer development and marketing. The project ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards sports coaches, venue hire and equipment
£500 06/08/2015
Towards sports coaches, venue hire and equipment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2014, number: 1156175
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
9 returns made; AR23: 7 days late, AR18: 41 days late, AR16: 82 days late, AR15: 215 days late,
Main office

Sports Traider Charity
Interchange Business Centre
Howard Way
Interchange Park
NEWPORT PAGNELL
MK16 9PY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND/OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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