Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

OKEHAMPTON SKILLS AND SPORTS TRUST 

The charity is progressing with its plans, and has put drawings in for its projects.The objectives are:-1) the advancement of education, training and retraining, by the provision of work space and buildings.2) the provision for recreational facilities in the local area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,799,953 available, equivalent to 1433 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
30/09/22?£870£32£839£0£3,800£3,800143310
31/08/21*£1,044£3£1,041£0£2,961£2,96113304.700
31/08/20*£931£2£930£0£1,921£1,92112991.100
31/08/19*£544£27£517£0£991£991447.300
31/08/18*£0£5£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£210£153£57£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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1433 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 130 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1 employee

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-78
  • SIMON ESSEX (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Hotel Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2016, number: 1169987
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/08/2016, number: 10313561
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 82 days late, AR20: 445 days late, AR19: 810 days late, AR18: 104 days late,
Main office

FAIRWAYS
TANNERS HILL
OKEHAMPTON
EX20 4ND

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:-1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RETRAINING AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND3) SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT TO SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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