Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FOLEY MEIR FOOTBALL CLUB

We offer coaching and competitive opportunities for all ages in Community Football. We promote the club within the local community, county and the Football Association. We aim to provide all of our services ensuring a duty of care to all members and in a way that is fair to everyone.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
30/06/23*£164£45£119n/a
30/06/22*£25£23£2n/a
30/06/21*£61£20£41n/a
30/06/20£24£21£3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.foleymeirfc.co.uk

andy.mapperson@talk21.com

07831550094

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Foley Meir FC
£2,300 07/06/2023
The funding is for the provision of free community access to club facilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Support
£10,000 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide a variety of positive social activities and low-impact fitness sessions for the local community and aims to bring people together and reduce social isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW JOHN MAPPERSON MR (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • DAVID CUMMINGS Appointed: 2019
  • LIAM GORDON JAMES Appointed: 2019
  • STEPHEN HAYDN JAMES Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2019, number: 1186974
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 29 days late, AR22: 54 days late, AR21: 96 days late,
Main office

Foley Meir FC
WHITCOMBE ROAD
STOKE-ON-TRENT
16 Coalport Drive
ST3 6AU

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ALL WARDS OF STOKE-ON-TRENT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE CLUB EXTEND TO: 1. TO OFFER COACHING AND COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOTBALL 2. TO PROMOTE THE CLUB WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, COUNTY AND THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. 3. TO ENSURE A DUTY OF CARE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB 4. TO PROVIDE ALL ITS SERVICES IN A WAY THAT IS FAIR TO EVERYONE.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)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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