Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SOLIHULL MOORS FOUNDATION 

THE CIO'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:(1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH
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 since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/06/22£513£707£-194£0£90£901.55200
30/06/21£185£31£154n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/06/20?£8£2£6n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 73%
Liabilities/Income: 48%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 6 years

https://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/the-moors-f

Benn.brown@solihullmoorsfc.co.uk

07931 675557

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
  • 200 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£33,150
National Lottery Community Fund£22,130
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,840
Heart Of England Community Foundation£9,810
The Clothworkers Foundation£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Solihull Active Families
£13,440 16/05/2023
This project will provide two 90-minute multi-sport sessions per week for a period of 48 weeks. The sessions will be targeted at families. 2 volunteers will also be trained as multi-sport coaches to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women’s Wellbeing & Support Project
£9,630 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to deliver support and activities for women experiencing mental health issues. During each session 30 women will take part in activities such as breathing exercises yoga ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Women's Health & Fitness
£9,720 11/03/2022
The project will engage with 30 women aged 25–39, 40–59 and 60+ who are not physically active within the Solihull community and surrounding areas, encouraging them to take part in fun, friendly, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Solihull Moors Foundation
£9,840 26/01/2022
A history of Solihull Moors FC
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,990 07/12/2021
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 Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly People's Lunch Club
£2,500 17/09/2021
Funding will be used to start an older person's lunch club once a week. Each lunch club will run for 3 hours to give people a chance to relax and chat amongst each other bringing older Solihull ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Solihull Moors Foundation
£6,000 16/08/2021
construction of Sensory Room and installation for a charity supporting children with disabilities in Solihull
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Solihull SEND Youth Club
£4,810 22/07/2021
To deliver a new free, weekly youth club for young people aged 12-18 years with special educational needs or learning disabilities. Sessions will be delivered by experienced youth leaders and include ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Football Sessions for Children Young People and Adults with Downs Syndrome
£10,000 09/07/2021
The funding will be used to provide weekly football sessions to children young people and adults with Downs Syndrome from the local community. The project aims to include people who are typically ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Ability Counts football
£5,000 18/01/2021
In order to provide online football sessions for children with learning disabilities including Downs Syndrome, Autism and brain injuries
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2018, number: 1177282
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

SportNation.Bet Stadium
Damson Parkway
Solihull
West Midlands
B92 9EJ

Objectives

THE CIO'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS: (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); (2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; (4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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