Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1

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

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 9

CAMBRIDGE SPORT LAKES TRUST

The primary aim of Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust is the development of a multi-sport facility on a site on the north side of the City of Cambridge.As part of this development process the Trust also runs a programme of Sports Development Activities within the Community. From 1 April 2008 the Trust also took on the responsibility for managing Milton Country Park.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/03/23		£521	£496	£26	£0	£1,008	£557	13.5	18	50
31/03/22		£493	£470	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/21		£560	£397	£163	£0	£793	£577	17.5	18	35
31/03/20		£343	£373	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/19		£450	£367	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/18		£279	£352	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£325	£312	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£229	£232	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£209	£209	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14?	*	£287	£288	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£216	£219	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£182	£212	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£390	£494	£-104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09	*	£99	£238	£-140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	*	£366	£213	£153	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£50	£181	£-131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£59	£198	£-139	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£46	£193	£-146	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£66	£193	£-127	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 13.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 30 years

www.cambridgesportlakes.org.uk

mcp@cambridgesportlakes.org.uk

01223420060

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
50 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Milton Country Park Wetland Enhancement Project
£2,004	17/10/2023	to enable volunteers and site staff to carry out conservation work on over-mature reedbed and improve biodiversity at Milton Country Park
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	24/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Milton Country Park Canoe Project
£8,435	14/03/2017 5	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Milton Country Park Canoe Project. This project is a Canoeing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Get Equipped - You Can Bike Too
£9,554	27/02/2014	Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped - You Can Bike Too'. This project is a Cycling project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped - You Can Bike Too'. This project is a Cycling project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78

JOHN OLIVER DAFFARN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

SUSANNAH MARY CLEMENTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

CATHERINE MAY MILLHOUSE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Development Director

JOHN GRAHAM HOBSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Qc, Other trusteeship: THE PARKHOUSE AWARD,

BOB GREATOREX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE BURNHAMS SURGERY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST,

JOANNA BURCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE ROWING FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/1994, number: 1040693
Registered at Companies House on 31/08/1994, number: 02963773

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR14: 3 days late, AR09: 58 days late, AR08: 25 days late, AR07: 124 days late,

Main office

CAMBRIDGE SPORT LAKES TRUST
Milton Country Park
Cambridge Road Industrial Estate
Milton
CAMBRIDGE
CB24 6AZ

Objectives

THE CREATION AND SETTING UP, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A LAKE AND COUNTRY PARK IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE TOGETHER WITH FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISION TRAINING AND COACHING: (A)FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND EDUCATION TO ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE PUPILS OF SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD TO ROW OR TO SCULL OR TO PLAY OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS THEREBY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PUPILS AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS (PROVIDED SUCH GAMES OR SPORTS DO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT OR CONFLICT WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF ROWING OR SCULLING ON THE LAKE AND PROVIDED FEMALE OR MALE PUPILS ARE NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN FAVOUR OF PUPILS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX); (B)FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE SAME ARE PROVIDED) AND SUBJECT TO FEMALE OR MALE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN FAVOUR OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE OPPOSITE SEX); AND (C)FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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