Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    WOMEN IN SPORT 

    Women in Sportis dedicated to improving and promoting opportunities for women and girls in sport and physical activity - in all roles and at all levels - through advocacy, information, education, research and training. We campaign for change at all levels of sport through raising awareness and influencing policy.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently
    Established: 27 years

    www.womeninsport.org

    info@womeninsport.org

    02031376263

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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£1,316£1,271£45£129£680£6806.4170
    31/03/22£1,146£996£150£104£635£6357.7152
    31/03/21£1,273£1,034£238£90£484£4425.1173
    31/03/20£956£937£19£152£246£2272.9163
    31/03/19£960£909£51£229£227£1732.31410
    31/03/18£1,076£1,058£18£206£176£1701.9160
    31/03/17£1,212£1,061£151£163£210£1541.7110
    31/03/16£920£1,040£-121£69£59£520.6100
    31/03/15£1,131£1,108£24£7£180£1351.5110
    31/03/14£963£895£68£7£156£1251.7120
    31/03/13£747£802£-55£37£88£881.380
    31/03/12£820£883£-63£45£143£961.390
    31/03/11£849£881£-32£42£206£1882.690
    31/03/10£997£965£32£39£239£2322.990
    31/03/09£925£884£40£66£207£1732.3100
    31/03/08£692£830£-138£31£166£931.3110
    31/03/07£499£344£155£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£504£469£34£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£434£378£56£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£336£304£32£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.2%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 35%
    Liabilities/Income: 28%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.7
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 17 employees

    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
    Sport England£2,311,689
    DCMS£1,370,916
    Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
    Comic Relief£24,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sport England - Insight project on impact of Covid-19 on women
    £8,400 12/04/2022
    The project will deliver in-depth understanding of impact and effects that Covid-19 has made on women and girls engaging in sport and physical activity.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £35,000 28/05/2021
    Transforming the lives of women and girls through sport
    Sport England - Women’s Expert Partner (Sector Partner Rollover)
    £666,443 08/04/2021
    35
    Funding under Sport England's Sector Partner Rollover funding programme for a Revenue project titled Women’s Expert Partner (Sector Partner Rollover). This project lists its main activity as ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £40,080 30/10/2020
    "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
    Comic Relief - Women in Sport Recovery Funding
    £24,000 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    Sport England - Women’s Expert Partner
    £666,443 01/04/2020
    23
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Women’s Expert Partner. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Women’s Expert Partner
    £666,443 01/04/2020
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Women’s Expert Partner. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 15/07/2019
    Women in Sport - Application for Core Funding
    Sport England - Family activity
    £306,010 21/06/2019
    35
    Funding under Sport England's Families Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Family activity. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
    Sport England - Women’s Expert Partner
    £664,393 17/05/2019
    23
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Women’s Expert Partner. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Women’s Expert Partner
    £664,393 17/05/2019
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Women’s Expert Partner'. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching.
    Sport England - Family activity
    £118,301 16/11/2018
    35
    Funding under Sport England's Families Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Family activity. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
    Comic Relief - Beyond 30%
    £181,043 25/07/2018
    24
    In the UK, there is a workplace culture in sport that continues to discriminate against women. Women in Sport (WIS) have uncovered aspects of the culture in many sports organisations that needs to ....more
    Sport England - Revenue Funding 2017-19
    £602,028 31/05/2018
    23
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Revenue Funding 2017-19. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Revenue Funding 2017-19
    £602,028 31/05/2018
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Revenue Funding 2017-19'. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 26/09/2017
    Transforming the lives of women and girls through sport
    Sport England - Revenue Funding 2017-19
    £753,359 29/06/2017
    23
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Revenue Funding 2017-19. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development
    DCMS - ALB-Revenue Funding 2017-19
    £753,359 29/06/2017
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Revenue Funding 2017-19'. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development.
    Sport England - Governance Support 2015-16
    £15,000 27/04/2016
    5
    Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2015-16 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Governance Support 2015-16. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
    Sport England - Revenue Funding 2013-17
    £754,513 14/04/2016
    47
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Revenue Funding 2013-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
    Comic Relief - Trophy Women, an annual audit of the representation of women in sports leadership
    £127,454 28/01/2015
    36
    Only 1 in 5 women do enough exercise to stay healthy and without representation at senior level, the barriers that women and girls face in participating in sport are likely to persist. In sport, half ....more
    Sport England - Project Temple
    £34,067 20/12/2012
    Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Project Temple'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
    Sport England - Revenue Funding 2011-13
    £2,049,330 30/05/2011
    Funding under Sport England's Equity funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Revenue Funding 2011-13'. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 35-62
    • JULIA NEWTON (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
    • KULDEEP KAUR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance & Operations Director
    • SUE WICKS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Strategic Lead
    • SOPHIE POWER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Non Executive Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/1997, number: 1060267
    • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/1995, number: 03075681
    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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR05: 388 days late,
    Main office

    House of Sport 4th floor
    190 Great Dover Street
    LONDON
    SE1 4YB

    Objectives

    [A] THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF SPORT AND LEISURE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND .[B] THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT AND SPORTS RELATED JOB SKILLS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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