Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATION LIMITED

Provision of sporting opportunities and facilities for disabled men, women and children.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£766£1,218£-452£244£4,551£1,46814.510250
31/03/22£679£1,114£-436£201£5,022£1,54616.716250
31/03/21£648£928£-280£183£5,436£1,65121.411200
31/03/20£947£1,130£-183£236£5,660£1,53516.318200
31/03/19£1,200£1,032£168£192£5,915£1,38116.111200
31/03/18£923£1,245£-323£277£5,745£9499.1170
31/03/17£987£1,459£-472£180£6,072£1,1929.8120
31/03/16£1,032£1,310£-278£197£6,523£1,19010.9120
31/03/15£977£1,322£-346£216£6,805£1,28311.6120
31/03/14£1,216£1,265£-49£214£7,151£1,28212.2120
31/03/13£1,636£1,431£205£410£7,200£1,1579.7100
31/03/12£579£1,227£-648£175£6,996£7056.990
31/03/11£895£1,213£-318£213£7,644£9189.180
31/03/10£949£1,139£-190£224£7,962£6817.270
31/03/09£1,403£1,082£321£220£8,152£4254.760
31/03/08*£719£1,003£-284£214£7,831£3003.650
31/03/07£766£1,208£-442£236£8,116£2802.870
31/03/06£1,026£1,348£-322n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,100£1,518£-418n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,153£1,187£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 48.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 14.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 52 years

wheelpower.org.uk

info@wheelpower.org.uk

01296395995

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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£420,477
Rothschild Foundation£15,500
DCMS£3,647
Co-Operative Group£3,334
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 29/01/2024
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to WheelPower
£15,000 23/09/2021
To provide wheelchair sports for physically disabled people
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to WheelPower
£500 03/09/2021
Staff sponsorship for Kayleigh Mott who is running the London Marathon in support of WheelPower
Sport England - COVID 19 - Tackling Inequalities Fund
£142,858 01/07/2021
9
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID 19 - Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£153,600 22/06/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Co-Operative Group - Grant to WheelPower
£3,334 24/10/2020
Our project will enable disabled people to get physically active by accessing a range of different sports and forms of physical activity.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£3,647 18/09/2020
"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 - NDSO 2017-20
£119,019 01/09/2020
53
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled NDSO 2017-20. This project is a Adapted Sport project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Contract Support Offer
£5,000 04/08/2020
6
Funding under Sport England's Facilities Investment (M&E Funding) funding programme for a Revenue project titled Contract Support Offer. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Robertson Trust - The Peer Mentor Support for the Scottish National Spinal Injuries Unit
£4,500 31/07/2019
The Peer Mentor Support for the Scottish National Spinal Injuries Unit
Sport England - Stoke Mandeville Stadium Operator Review & Procurement Strat
£10,000 07/02/2018
8
Funding under Sport England's Local Delivery Plan funding programme for a Revenue project titled Stoke Mandeville Stadium Operator Review & Procurement Strat. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Sport England - NDSO 2017-20
£238,036 11/09/2017
36
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'NDSO 2017-20'. This project is a Adapted Sport project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - NDSO 2017-20
£238,036 11/09/2017
53
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled NDSO 2017-20. This project is a Adapted Sport project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to WheelPower
£10,000 27/04/2015
National Paralympic Heritage Project
Sport England - Inclusive Sport NDSO
£238,063 27/10/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Inclusive Sport NDSO'. This project is a Rugby Union project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - WheelPower National Junior Wheelchair Games
£13,434 10/10/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'WheelPower National Junior Wheelchair Games'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Inclusive Sport for British Wheelchair Sport
£196,279 14/09/2011
Funding under Sport England's Themed Round 3 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Inclusive Sport for British Wheelchair Sport'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-84
  • CHRISTOPHER RALPH SCOTT OBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • DEBORAH JANE HODGE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Executive Officer Of The Free Churches Group
  • LORD STEWART JAMES JACKSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • NIGEL ROBERTS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • PAULINE BETTERIDGE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBIN VANDELEUR COURAGE MBE, Occupation: Managing Director
  • RICHARD JAMES DE PARAVICINI LAND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Engineer
  • ROBERT WILSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • SUE WOLSTENHOLME, Occupation: Retired
  • SHUNA JANE BODY MBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Community Safety Coordinator
  • TONY GARRETT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1973, number: 265498
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/06/1972, number: 01059490
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 125 days late,
Main office

BRITISH WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FOUNDATIO
STOKE MANDEVILLE SPORTS STADIUM
HARVEY ROAD
AYLESBURY
HP21 9PP

Objectives

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE SPORT FOR LOCOMOTOR DISABLED WHO: (A) USE A WHEELCHAIR FOR DAILY LIVING AND/OR (B) REQUIRE A WHEELCHAIR FOR SPORT OR (C) ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PARTICULAR SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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