Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE BRITISH PARALYMPIC ASSOCIATION

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is a registered charity which is responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain' s teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. The Paralympic Games take place once every four years (with a Winter Games two years after each summer edition of the Games) in the same city and year as the Olympic Games.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/03/24		£8,720	£7,678	£1,043	£2,546	£7,139	£6,921	10.8	49	0
31/03/23		£5,318	£4,128	£1,190	£1,041	£6,096	£22	0.1	44	0
31/03/22		£11,108	£9,281	£1,827	£974	£4,906	£4,913	6.4	40	0
31/03/21		£4,977	£3,690	£1,287	£620	£3,079	£2,923	9.5	39	0
31/03/20?		£3,903	£3,907	£-4	£746	£1,792	£1,611	4.9	37	0
31/03/18		£2,923	£3,701	£-778	£988	£2,117	£2,077	6.7	27	0
31/03/17		£9,048	£9,231	£-183	£1,048	£2,895	£2,886	3.8	29	0
31/03/16	*	£3,955	£3,874	£81	£847	£3,078	£3,052	9.5	30	0
31/03/15		£3,403	£3,582	£-179	£820	£3,019	£2,987	10	28	0
31/03/14		£3,008	£3,494	£-486	£666	£3,198	£3,147	10.8	27	0
31/03/13		£6,081	£6,451	£-370	£1,074	£3,684	£3,684	6.9	27	0
31/03/12	*	£4,806	£2,712	£2,094	£852	£4,054	£4,030	17.8	25	0
31/03/11	*	£2,737	£1,207	£1,530	£543	£1,960	£1,913	19	24	0
31/03/10	*	£1,673	£1,670	£3	£459	£1,207	£1,207	8.7	22	0
31/03/09		£2,919	£4,094	£-1,175	£892	£1,204	£1,204	3.5	27	0
31/03/08		£2,401	£739	£1,662	£522	£2,379	£2,379	38.6	24	0
31/03/07		£1,033	£501	£532	£181	£727	£722	17.3	10	0
31/03/06		£376	£488	£-111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£669	£715	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£910	£943	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 80.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 33.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 10.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 35 years

https://paralympics.org.uk/

info@paralympics.org.uk

02039654124

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Get Set UK
£5,000	01/04/2020	COVID-19 community grants wave 1 grant from the Finance & Governance department
DCMS - ALB - UK Sport - Continuity Fund (UK Sport)
£1,378,000	01/04/2020	Inspire the nation through Olympic and Paralympic success
Spirit of 2012 - National Paralympic Festivals 2016
£320,000	07/10/2015	A celebration of the Paralympic movement and opportunity to relive the wonder of London 2012 with inclusive and accessible 'National Paralympic Festivals'. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed ....more A celebration of the Paralympic movement and opportunity to relive the wonder of London 2012 with inclusive and accessible 'National Paralympic Festivals'. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
Spirit of 2012 - National Paralympic Day 14 & 15
£1,099,850	30/10/2013	A celebration of the Paralympic movement and opportunity to come together to relive the wonder of London 2012 through a 'National Paralympic Day'. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
National Lottery Community Fund - National Paralympic Day- celebrate, and get involved in the Paralympic mov
£348,000	21/08/2013 12	Please contact Single Awards team for details about press release

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-68

ANNA WAFULA STRIKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Self Employed

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BROWN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Partner

DAVID ROSS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

FRED HARGREAVES OBE Appointed: 2021

GRAHAM IAN EDMUNDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clinical Pharmacist (Prescribing)

HELEN ROWBOTHAM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Sports Industry Professional

HELENE RAYNSFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professional Athlete

KATE ADAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Operations Director

NICK ANTHONY WEBBORN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Medical Doctor

PIPPA BRITTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

SALLY HANCOCK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

STEPHEN JOHN INGHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1989, number: 802385
Registered at Companies House on 11/04/1989, number: 02370578

Gift Aid

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
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; AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 1 days late,

Main office

101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W6XH

Objectives

(I) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL SENSORY AND MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE:(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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