Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

GRASSROOTS TO GREATNESS

For the public benefit, to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing funds, information and advice for the learning, teaching and playing of athletics to clubs in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria ('the North West').Current projects include Computers for Clubs and 'North West Athlete Fund', all to help grassroots clubs survive and thrive.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£8,368	£8,481	£-113	3
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	3
31/03/21		£0	£0	£0	3
31/03/20	*	£0	£0	£0	3
31/03/19		£2,313	£257	£2,056	3
31/03/18		£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.grassroots-to-greatness.com

ajw01@cyteenfoundation.com

01925762820

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALLAN JAMES WORT (Chair) Appointed: 2016

JAN LISHMAN Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: 1ST GREAT BROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP,

MARGARET MARY GRAYSTON Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2016, number: 1170655

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,

Main office

2 Thorlby Road
Culcheth
Warrington
WA3 4JU

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FUNDS, INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR THE LEARNING, TEACHING AND PLAYING OF ATHLETICS TO CLUBS IN CHESHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, MERSEYSIDE, LANCASHIRE AND CUMBRIA ('THE NORTH WEST')NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN CHESHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, MERSEYSIDE, LANCASHIRE AND CUMBRIA ('THE NORTH WEST')

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