Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

SPORTSREACH 

The object of the charity is to advance the Christian faith through the vehicle of sport in the UK and abroad.The charity raises income through gifts and donations from churches and individuals and from running children's soccer and netball schools, overseas tours and football and netball leagues.The charity's main expenditure during the year was staff salaries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22£199£193£6n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£150£130£20n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£169£116£52n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£147£176£-29n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£171£165£6£0£0£0n/a045
31/12/17£166£154£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£161£149£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£152£145£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£151£130£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£125£132£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£141£146£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£121£126£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£104£102£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£106£108£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£100£102£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£92£100£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£88£88£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£64£63£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£56£50£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.sportsreach.org.uk

office@sportsreach.org.uk

01524730000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Austria, Cumbria, East Sussex, Ecuador, France, Germany, Kent, Kenya, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Malawi, North Yorkshire, Suffolk, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Sport Reach
£2,000 29/04/2022
Sports and bible teaching in partnership with local churches and schools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/1997, number: 1065723
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 13 days late, AR04: 13 days late,
Main office

57 LANCASTER ROAD
CARNFORTH
LANCASHIRE
LA5 9LE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF SPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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