Overall GiG Score: 23 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 14
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +14

THE CHANGE FOUNDATION 

The Change Foundation is a charity that uses sport and dance to unlock wider potential and open the doors of opportunity for marginalised young people, using a team of passionate, dedicated coaches who work to make a real and lasting difference in young peoples lives.
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Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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
  • 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
Established: 29 years

www.thechangefoundation.org.uk

office@changefdn.org.uk

02086692177

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£1,347£1,357£-10£319£1,232£4403.94335
31/03/22£1,328£1,354£-26£140£1,242£3873.42548
31/03/21*£1,060£1,064£-4£239£1,268£3884.4281
31/03/20£990£1,109£-120£304£1,272£3754.1272
31/03/19£1,074£1,067£8£222£1,392£4204.7260
31/03/18£1,036£1,058£-22£158£1,385£3804.3260
31/03/17£1,101£1,054£47£112£1,406£3734.2280
31/03/16£767£919£-152£104£1,359£4666.1320
31/03/15£1,161£1,108£53£79£1,512£5025.4220
31/03/14£1,180£1,161£19£112£1,459£3083.2250
31/03/13£1,068£942£126£66£1,440£3083.9220
31/03/12£946£865£81£96£1,314£2423.4200
31/03/11£750£739£11£82£1,233£1502.4150
31/03/10£853£515£338£40£1,221£1273140
31/03/09£497£499£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£324£322£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£283£294£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£272£282£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£176£216£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£439£146£292£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
  • 35 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Throughout London,

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
The Berkeley Foundation£1,264,268
City Bridge Trust£138,144
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£129,560
National Lottery Community Fund£117,088
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£93,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Comic Relief£35,000
Joseph Levy Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£567 31/10/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£7,255 31/07/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£569 30/04/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to April 2023
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Change Foundation
£120,000 13/04/2023
£120,000 over three years (£39,000; £39,000; £42,000) towards the costs of delivering Fencing for Change programme, including coach fees, project management, evaluation, and the costs of an ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£10,000 30/03/2023
One-off payment towards Street Elite Support Fund
The Berkeley Foundation - One-off grant
£200 20/03/2023
Unrestricted grant - Resilience Fund Panel
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Change Foundation
£50,000 14/03/2023
London Funders Propel Fund: Mind Coach Pilot: To explore how to increase access to vital mental health support for forgotten, unknown and unseen vulnerable young people
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£1,173 31/01/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to January 2023
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building an inclusive employer network for young people
£3,000 18/01/2023
The Change Foundation works with young people in London, Newcastle and Birmingham with a disability or experiencing mental health issues, or who are involved in serious crime and violence. It offers ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£2,303 31/10/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2022
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Change Foundation
£1,968 22/10/2022
We aim to provide a variety of sports for residents over 50, that improve their mental health and wellbeing through better fitness and building new friendships.
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£228 31/07/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2022
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Change Foundation
£79,560 19/05/2022
To provide older people who are experiencing poor mental health and social isolation the opportunity to participate in weekly sport and social activities.
The Berkeley Foundation - Match Funding payment
£228 30/04/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to April 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Foundation award grants
£1,000 29/03/2022
Unrestricted 2022 Foundation Awards grant
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£228 31/01/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to January 2022
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Ageing Wallington
£75,000 22/11/2021
The project is using funding to support the expansion of their Active Ageing Programme in Wallington Sutton which offers older residents the opportunity to participate in weekly walking sports and ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£150 31/10/2021
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2021
Joseph Levy Foundation - Core funding contribution
£30,000 20/09/2021
12
To support the organisation's work that uses sport to change the lives of marginalised young people
The Berkeley Foundation - Street Elite Birmingham
£135,139 10/08/2021
Strategic Partnership, supporting the delivery of Street Elite Birmingham - Year 1 of 3
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Building an inclusive employer network for young people
£90,000 19/07/2021
The Change Foundation works with young people in London, Newcastle and Birmingham with a disability or experiencing mental health issues, or who are involved in serious crime and violence. It offers ....more
The Childhood Trust - The Change Foundation
£5,000 22/06/2021
The Change Foundation is an award-winning UK charity that uses sport to change the lives of marginalised young people. We deliver targeted long-term interventions for the most vulnerable young people ....more
Dulverton Trust - Street Elite Birmingham
£25,000 09/06/2021
Street Elite Birmingham
National Lottery Community Fund - Esports for Change
£10,000 27/05/2021
The funding will be used to deliver a video game style project for young people the project will consist of weekly Esports tournaments using different sport and activity games and also Esports ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 09/04/2021
The Change Foundation: changing young lives
The Berkeley Foundation - Focus group attendance donation
£100 15/03/2021
Unrestricted donation to a charity in thanks for attending a focus group session
The Berkeley Foundation - Emergency Covid-19 grant
£15,000 13/11/2020
One off unrestricted grant to help the charity with the impact of Covid-19 on its fundraising
The Berkeley Foundation - Street Elite Programme - Ealing
£175,016 27/10/2020
Three year grant to fund expansion of the programme into Ealing
The Berkeley Foundation - Street Elite Birmingham
£40,112 03/09/2020
A one year grant, supporting a second year of the pilot of the Street Elite programme in Birmingham, which uses sport to support young people impacted by violence, crime and inequaity into sustained ....more
Comic Relief - The Change Foundation ecovery Funding
£35,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Esports 4 Change
£32,088 02/06/2020
6
The funding will be used to launch a new electronic sports initiative to positively engage 100 Londoners at risk of developing poor mental health and severe loneliness during the Coronavirus pandemic.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Change Foundation
£18,144 28/05/2020
£18,144 towards 3 months of expenditure, as outlined in your application.
Vision Foundation - VI Rugby Festivals
£15,000 04/03/2020
VI Rugby Festivals: creation of the first national visually impaired rugby festivals in London (2 annual events)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2019
London Futures
The Berkeley Foundation - Communications and Events Officer
£10,000 09/10/2019
Capacity building grant supporting the recruitment of the Charity's first Communications and Events Officer.
The Berkeley Foundation - The Change Foundation 2019-2024 Partnership
£865,000 01/07/2019
60
Strategic partnership over five years supporting Street Elite, a training for work through sport programme supporting young people impacted by violence and inequality.
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£7,330 20/12/2018
Working with young people who already engage to interact with young people not currently using the service to see how they could improve the use of space, increase use by other organisations and ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£7,330 20/12/2018
Working with young people who already engage to interact with young people not currently using the service to see how they could improve the use of space, increase use by other organisations and ....more
Greater London Authority - London Futures
£104,920 05/11/2018
London Futures is an employability programme for young Londoners with learning disabilities & mental health problems, facing loneliness & social isolation. Using sport & specialised ....more
Greater London Authority - London Futures
£104,920 05/11/2018
London Futures is an employability programme for young Londoners with learning disabilities & mental health problems, facing loneliness & social isolation. Using sport & specialised ....more
Comic Relief - London Futures
£104,920 25/09/2018
24
The Change Foundation (TCF) will support young people with learning disabilities (inc Downs Syndrome, Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder) from across London, who face loneliness and ....more
Greater London Authority - The Change Foundation Programme
£95,000 02/08/2018
The Recipient will deliver three (3) projects across a 12-month period. The key elements of the programme that will be delivered include: Street Elite, Generation Storm and Team Habana
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Sutton
£9,931 11/10/2017
12
This project will run weekly sports and information sessions aimed at older people, providing opportunities to socialise and improve their health and confidence.
Comic Relief - Netball for Change
£129,060 19/07/2017
36
Many girls and young women use social media every day without realising the impact it may have on their emotional health and the risks it may present. Girls use social media more than boys and ....more
Spirit of 2012 - Hit the Top
£15,000 24/06/2016
Empowering young disabled people to reach their full potential combining sport with travel training, independent living and a social network. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project ....more
Comic Relief - HIt the Top Mumbai - disability cricket project
£71,500 13/05/2016
24
Hit The Top Mumbai will be based on the successful Hit The Top programme in the UK, engaging with young people with disabilities who are at risk from social isolation and lifelong underachievement. ....more
Comic Relief - Dance 4 Change - Critical support for young women and girls in care and leaving care
£146,401 30/09/2015
36
Care leavers often struggle to cope with the transition into adult life and this can lead to social exclusion, long term unemployment or involvement in crime. In 2013, 34% of all care leavers were ....more
Comic Relief - Hit the Top - Sister City Disability Cricket Project
£91,500 15/07/2015
24
This project will sustain, expand and develop our network of ‘Hit the Top’ disability clubs across London and create a new network of Hit the Top clubs for young, impoverished people with a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Change Foundation
£36,000 28/03/2013
Cricket for Change uses sport to change the lives of disadvantaged young people. Team Tufnell is a sports based training for work programme supporting NEET young people with a disability to gain ....more
Sport England - The Refugee Cricket Project (RCP)
£18,342 20/09/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'The Refugee Cricket Project (RCP)'. This project lists its main activity as Cricket.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-66
  • DANIEL BUTTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Global Strategy Manager
  • TARUN PATEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: General Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1995, number: 1046047
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1995, number: 03039017
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; AR21: 10 days late, AR08: 14 days late, AR07: 64 days late, AR06: 133 days late, AR05: 79 days late,
Main office

Change Foundation Cricket Centre
PLOUGH LANE
WALLINGTON
SURREY
SM6 8JQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CRICKET AT GRASS ROUTES LEVEL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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