Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

TOGETHER ACTIVE

Together Active works with a network of local agencies who are committed to increasing the number of people taking part in physical activity and sport within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23£773£859£-86£0£934£5988.41094
31/03/22£1,189£918£272£0£1,020£5407.111137
31/03/21£1,180£431£748£0£748£47613.21054
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 17.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Sport England£3,692,361
DCMS£266,563
Masonic Trust£23,870
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Sport Welfare Officers
£191,100 21/11/2023
41
A national network of welfare officers to mentor and support clubs across England, supporting local clubs in ensuring the welfare of their members, both children and adults. The officers will assist Club Welfare Officers in promoting good practice ....more
Sport England - Together Fund – Phase 4
£55,000 10/01/2023
The Together Fund is aimed at helping groups that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic to mitigate the significant impact on their ability to be physically active. The project will support people in the four priority groups across ....more
Sport England - Together Fund – Phase 4
£20,000 19/12/2022
The Together Fund is aimed at helping groups that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic to mitigate the significant impact on their ability to be physically active. The project will support people in the four priority groups across ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Together Fund Phase 4
£20,000 19/12/2022
The focus of this programme of work is to help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity. Target audiences are: Lower Socio-Economic Groups, Culturally Diverse Communities, Disabled ....more
Sport England - Chair Recruitment Support
£9,900 07/10/2022
The project will use a specialist recruitment company to assist Together Active in appointing a new chair.
Sport England - System Partner Investment 2022-27
£2,679,700 05/04/2022
Partner investment focus on the broader systems that create opportunities for all people to take part in sport and physical activity and tackle the inequalities that affect participation, making sport and activity more inclusive.
Sport England - Together Fund – Phase 4
£272,490 02/03/2022
The focus of this programme of work is to help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity. Target audiences are: Lower Socio-Economic Groups, Culturally Diverse Communities, Disabled ....more
Sport England - Moving Communities
£8,108 27/01/2022
Support the network of Active Partnerships in building their detailed understanding of the participation in leisure facilities, to support their focus on inactive people and under represented groups.
Sport England - B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
£41,500 27/09/2021
10
Funding under Sport England's Commonwealth Games 2022 (Legacy) funding programme for a Revenue project titled B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£23,870 05/07/2021
30 young people aged 12-19 in Staffordshire will be supported through physical activity such as angling and horse-riding, and mental health support.
Sport England - Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£238,563 12/03/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£238,563 12/03/2021
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity.
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
£96,000 10/02/2021
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building.
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
£80,000 28/09/2020
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£8,000 09/09/2020
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CLAIRE ROWCLIFFE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Fundraising
  • DARREN MURINAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Filmmaker Blogger Agent For Systems Change
  • JULIE DAWN ODAMS Appointed: 2024
  • KIMIYO MEGAN WILSON RICKETT Appointed: 2019
  • LOUISE THOMPSON Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL MUIR (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • SAMUEL NEWELL Appointed: 2024
  • SHARON HEATH Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2020, number: 1187329
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
  • 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
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Mellor Building
2nd Floor IEZ Hatchery & Incubator
Staffordshire University
College Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST4 2DE

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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