Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION

Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation uses sport, particularly boxing, in addition to mentoring and personal development to improve the life chances of young people and adults in the most challenging and deprived areas of inner-city Birmingham. The foundation is based in Small Heath and specialist staff deliver programmes ranging from mental wellbeing to homework clubs & women's only classes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/23£392£362£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/22£455£387£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/21£379£311£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/20?£277£221£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£114£79£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£10£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 7 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£371,646
Henry Smith Charity£165,000
BBC Children in Need£115,579
DCMS£86,145
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Sport England£29,210
Birmingham City Council£17,698
The Clothworkers Foundation£14,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Digbeth summer youth project REVISED
£5,060 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver sport and fitness sessions for at risk young people at 11-17 during the summer holidays. The project aims to build positive relationships and opportunities whilst reducing the risk of anti-social behaviour.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation
£165,000 11/05/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for vulnerable people from disadvantaged communities in the Bordesley and Highgate wards of Birmingham, West Midlands.
Birmingham City Council - Boxing Fitness
£9,252 17/03/2023
40 weeks non contact boxing fitness sessions
Birmingham City Council - Pat Benson Boxing
£8,446 15/03/2023
A weekly non-contact boxing class supporting ciizens' wellbeing and mental health
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 28/10/2022
Core costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Everyone Counts in the Community
£10,000 22/07/2022
The funding will be used to develop a new advisory/steering group weekly programme of activities and information workshops. Project aims to help people moving to Birmingham to integrate into their local communities and meet people who have similar ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation
£14,000 19/07/2022
purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Warwickshire
People's Health Trust - Include
£7,038 12/04/2022
This two-year project is for children, young people and adults who are disabled or have special educational needs in Small Heath, Birmingham. It aims to reduce isolation and enable participants to build stronger social connections. It offers weekly ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Boxing Diversion Pathways
£10,000 27/03/2022
This project will provide funding for additional equipment, additional coaching costs and cleaning equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fighting Fit 2
£356,586 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to deliver physical and mental health support programmes to people living with a mental illness young people involved in or at risk of becoming involved in youth crime and people experiencing health.
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Disability Programme
£5,000 14/07/2021
17
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Disability Programme. This project is a Boxing project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,210 26/04/2021
6
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Boxing project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
£85,079 21/12/2020
The project aims to use sport, particularly boxing, in addition to mentoring and personal development, to improve the life chances of young people and adults in the most deprived areas of inner-city Birmingham.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation
£5,000 08/07/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£86,145 18/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 29/05/2020
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 Boxing
BBC Children in Need - Grant to PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
£30,000 28/05/2020
36
This project will deliver a boxing project for children and young people experiencing mental health issues in Birmingham. Activities will result in improved physical wellbeing, improved life skills and improved emotional wellbeing.
People's Health Trust - The Birmingham Way
£24,320 04/07/2019
This two-year project provides a range of activities, including cooking, keep-fit, art and coffee mornings, for people in the Small Heath area of Birmingham to get to know each other and socialise. The project has a particular emphasis on welcoming ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Fit Mind
£21,452 23/11/2018
23
The Fit Mind Programme will identify, recruit and engage people in Birmingham that are suffering from mental health illness. The project will work in partnership with eighteen specialist mental health organisations, the Police and the Local ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Youth Council Social Action Group
£7,635 13/11/2018
12
Award to Small Heath Boxing
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Council - Community Cohesion
£10,000 11/02/2018
12
This group will encourage young people from their Youth Council to engage with their peers in the wider community, encouraging them to develop their skills and wellbeing through physical activity, whilst also enabling the development of positive ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to PAT BENSON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
£28,318 10/05/2017
36
This project is a boxing project for children and young people experiencing mental health issues. The project aims to improve physical wellbeing, encourage better life choices and improve emotional wellbeing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Boxing Fit
£4,944 28/04/2017
12
Grant to Small Heath Boxing Club
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 20-90
  • AMALIA MORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student
  • DENIS HOUSTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Builder
  • JACK KADANSKY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Performance Analyst
  • MICHAEL MAGUIRE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Performance Coach
  • PAT BENSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • WILLIAM KERRIGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Real Estate Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/01/2018, number: 1176806
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/2016, number: 10501987
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR19: 6 days late,
Main office

Pat Benson Community Sports Fndn
UNIT 2
50 ADDERLEY STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B9 4ED

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.2. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR BOXING3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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