Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
    • Grant maker support: +8

    THE LONDON SPORTS TRUST 

    Sports, Leadership and Lifeskills programmes for children and young peopleHealth and well being education for families Mentor programmeWorkshops for young people, parents and AOTTStudy support programme
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • 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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
    Established: 25 years

    www.londonsportstrust.org

    info@londonsportstrust.org

    02087351589

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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£833£742£91£6£759£3706732
    31/03/22£735£659£76£0£569£2634.8718
    31/03/21£642£457£185£4£493£2476.5716
    31/03/20£435£387£48n/an/an/an/an/a14
    31/03/19£449£475£-26n/an/an/an/an/a14
    31/03/18£389£343£46£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17*£425£412£13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£327£325£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£248£228£20£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£253£230£23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£244£217£27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£128£151£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£121£137£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£139£147£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£151£137£14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08*£146£120£27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£41£64£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£68£72£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£138£112£25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£106£100£6£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.2%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 7%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
    Reserves/Spending: 6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
    Quick Ratio: 12.3
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    Who works here?
    • 7 employees
    • 32 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • 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
    Co-Op Foundation£98,880
    John Lyon's Charity£72,800
    Greater London Authority£33,834
    BBC Children in Need£28,950
    Westminster Foundation£16,185
    London Marathon Charitable Trust£9,928
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to London Sports Trust
    £4,000 31/01/2023
    SAFE camps half terms
    John Lyon's Charity - Recovery grant to London Sports Trust
    £25,000 17/11/2022
    London Sports Trust Narrowboat Project
    Co-Op Foundation - Debate Move
    £38,280 13/10/2022
    The DebateMove project will support young people to deliver a combination of multi-sport sessions and debates. Peer Leaders engage in a fast track, comprehensive induction to build their skills and ....more
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to London Sports Trust
    £4,000 15/06/2021
    SAFE Think Active Camps
    Co-Op Foundation - London Sports Trust #iwill School Transitions application
    £60,600 19/11/2020
    To deliver the ‘Debate Box Project’ in London, which combines non-contact boxing and debate to improve the wellbeing of young people through school transition
    John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to London Sports Trust
    £30,000 14/09/2020
    12
    COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Think Active project
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to London Sports Trust
    £5,800 28/07/2020
    12
    SAFE Camps 2020 holiday programme
    Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
    £16,185 08/05/2020
    6
    Online & digitised programmes as well as by delivering equipment & physical activity sessions to key worker pupils plus SEN, Referral Units & childrens care homes. (covid-19)
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to London Sports Trust
    £28,950 20/03/2020
    36
    This project will deliver safe sports activities for children and young people from low income families. By taking part in the sessions it will help to develop their social skills, increase their ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Grow Your Business
    £9,500 03/10/2019
    12
    Grow Your Business
    Greater London Authority - Time Out Together
    £32,834 29/07/2019
    Active Londoners
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to London Sports Trust
    £4,000 17/06/2019
    12
    SAFE camps
    Greater London Authority - Grant to London Sports Trust
    £1,000 01/05/2019
    National Park City Festival 2019 events
    London Marathon Charitable Trust - LST Blades Kayaking in the Community
    £9,928 26/04/2019
    Towards the purchase of new kayaks and equipment that will allow London Sports Trust to reach more young people and adults who would not otherwise have the chance to take part in kayaking, including ....more
    Wates Family Enterprise Trust - London Sports Trust
    £4,990 31/01/2019
    Think Active – Physical activity project which aims to improve mental health and wellbeing through sport and inclusive activities.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The London Sports Trust
    £5,935 19/11/2018
    We plan to provide free beginner and advanced English as a foreign language classes for adults.
    Sport England - SAFE Camp
    £9,688 25/09/2018
    10
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled SAFE Camp. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
    Sport England - Westminster Active Communities
    £248,904 27/08/2015
    36
    Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Westminster Active Communities'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sorted
    £186,360 13/06/2012
    36
    This project provides training for disadvantaged young people to prepare them for independent living, raise awareness of what they can offer the community and provide supported placements with local ....more
    Sport England - Safer Neighbourhood Scheme
    £6,800 18/05/2012
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Safer Neighbourhood Scheme'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 5/6 persons

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/1999, number: 1077167
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    • 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; AR17: 2 days late, AR14: 32 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR11: 53 days late, AR10: 3 days late, AR09: 160 days late, AR08: 132 days late, AR07: 30 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 204 days late,
    Main office

    Phoenix High School
    The Curve
    LONDON
    W12 0RQ

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, COACHING AND MENTORING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDING IN ALL LONDON BOROUGHS WHO ARE IN FULL TIME EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 4-25 YEARS AND IN FINANCIAL NEED TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SPORT, RECREATION OR SUCH OTHER CAREER.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LONDON BOROUGHS OF BRENT, EALING, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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