Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE ENTERPRISE CLUB FOR DISABLED PEOPLE 

The objects of the charity are to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation and leisure time occupation of people with disabilities in Coventry and the surrounding district with the object of improving their quality of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£162£117£44n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£100£106£-6n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£141£94£47n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£104£109£-5n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£113£111£2£0£0£0n/a050
31/12/17£131£104£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£154£104£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£90£85£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£113£86£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£83£76£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£86£88£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£100£93£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£81£80£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£72£93£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£79£76£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£102£72£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£81£82£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£86£75£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£68£55£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

www.enterpriseclub.org

enterprise_club@hotmail.com

02476451066

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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
National Lottery Community Fund£29,570
Sport England£15,000
DCMS£9,500
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£3,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Transport Service
£10,000 22/07/2022
The funding will be used to purchase an accessible van to allow disabled users to be taken to and from activities from their own homes.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - The Moving Forward Project
£1,900 16/09/2021
in order to continue to provide a programme of activities for young disabled adults
National Lottery Community Fund - Time to Talk
£9,670 09/04/2021
The group will use the funding to provide a support group for people who are living with disabilities. This will help people to socialise and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,500 08/03/2021
2
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 ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 24/11/2020
towards core costs (from January to March 2021) of providing support and activities for disabled people (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,500 24/07/2020
"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 ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£7,500 15/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Keep in Contact Project
£9,900 07/05/2020
5
The funding will be used to set up a contact system and provide essential support to people without physical mental and sensory disabilities. The project aims to support the community through the ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Enterprise Club for Disabled People
£1,500 24/04/2020
The club would like to provide a telephone befriending service for their 150 members. All members will receive a telephone call once a week to check on their welfare. A weekly quiz will also be ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Enterprise Club for Disabled People
£33,450 28/02/2014
Coventry charity that provides engaging activities and support for adults with learning disabilities. This grant will establish a volunteer team to facilitate this work and create opportunities for ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1964, number: 230264
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

16 AVON STREET
COVENTRY
CV2 3GL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN COVENTRY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE

Defined Area of Benefit:

COVENTRY AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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