Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

MARINE IN THE COMMUNITY

We tackle local issues e.g. loneliness, isolation, poverty, community safety, physical and mental health and well being identified through consultation with users/potential users, and local, regional and national statistics, e.g. we deliver projects tackling need through sport and social engagement.
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
  • The Board appears to be 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£145£149£-4n/a
31/12/22£122£158£-37n/a
31/12/21£136£74£62n/a
31/12/20£61£58£3n/a
31/12/19£37£25£12n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.marineinthecommunity.com

jamesleary@accountant.com

07800509593

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Liverpool City, Sefton,
Who it helps
  • 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
John Moores Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£28,997
Sport England£16,566
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£12,285
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,950
DCMS£9,323
Co-Operative Group£5,727
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Friday Football
£2,500 01/12/2023
5
To work with teenagers across 6 secondary schools to provide free Friday evening football sessions.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Winter Warm Spaces
£750 25/07/2023
Grants up to £750 to cover core costs, in particular those connected to providing warm spaces for older people to access such as fuel, utilities or increased rental fees.
National Lottery Community Fund - MITC Coronation Events Programme
£9,592 19/05/2023
The funding will be used to deliver 6 projects over summer/autumn 2023 celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III. The project aims to continue to support residents to help reduce isolation improve confidence mental and physical wellbeing and ....more
Sport England - Healthy Together
£14,066 30/03/2023
This project will deliver physical activity sessions (walking, yoga, pilates, Zumba and Adapted Exercise) for over 55 year olds.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Marine in the Community
£9,950 08/12/2022
Heritage Walking Group
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - MITC 'A Chance to Shine'
£5,000 08/06/2022
To open a heavily discounted sports equipment shop on Crosby high street.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Back to the future
£4,785 08/06/2022
To run a range of activities to engage older, isolated members of the community.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Marine in the Community
£20,000 28/04/2022
Towards contribution to salary of Community Director
National Lottery Community Fund - MITC Jubilee Events Programme
£9,593 11/02/2022
The funding will be used to deliver six projects over summer/autumn 2022 celebrating HRH Queen Elizabeth's 70th Jubilee year. The project aims to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Marine in the Community
£5,727 23/10/2021
We would like to provide fortnightly heritage walking sessions for lonely and isolated people, and those with physical and mental health needs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 03/09/2021
Marine In The Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Spreading Our Wings - Volunteers
£9,812 12/01/2021
11
This project will support older people and adults with poor physical and mental health with complex needs. Project will support their ambition through reaching out to partners and across the community holding a series of volunteer run 'pop up' ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,323 28/07/2020
"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
£2,500 01/06/2020
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 Association Football
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Marine in the Community
£10,000 04/02/2020
Towards the salary of the Community Development Manager
Sport England - MITC Sports Matters
£9,864 18/09/2019
13
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled MITC Sports Matters. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Crosby Hub
£9,950 27/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to improve the governance and infrastructure of the organisation. The project aims to establish the activities and services that the community want in order to address local issues such as antisocial behaviour.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID HENRY BELLIS Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES LEARY (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • MARTIN JAMES EARL Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL WILKINSON Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL WILLIAM LEARY Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA LOUISE EUSTACE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2019, number: 1183929
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

MARINE TRAVEL ARENA
ROSSETT PARK
COLLEGE ROAD
LIVERPOOL
L23 3AS

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS.2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN SOUTH SEFTON, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; 3.PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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