Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ALBION FOUNDATION

To further assist in the education (inc. social and physical training) of children attending schools within West Bromwich and the surrounding area through the use of the game of football (inc. its history and rules) and other sports activities as educational tools and in furtherance to provide West Bromwich and the surrounding areas with facilities at WBA FC for meetings, lectures and classes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 24 years

www.wba.co.uk/foundation

info@albionfoundation.co.uk

08712719840

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/08/22		£2,744	£2,692	£52	£0	£917	£417	1.9	105	136
31/08/21?		£2,558	£2,573	£-15	£1	£865	£365	1.7	99	42
30/06/20		£2,458	£2,443	£14	£0	£880	£360	1.8	118	29
30/06/19		£3,011	£2,907	£103	£0	£866	£346	1.4	156	46
30/06/18		£2,823	£2,712	£111	£0	£762	£343	1.5	158	53
30/06/17		£2,258	£2,144	£115	£0	£652	£332	1.9	58	0
30/06/16		£1,870	£1,816	£55	£0	£537	£318	2.1	47	0
30/06/15		£1,792	£1,724	£67	£3	£482	£463	3.2	44	0
30/06/14		£1,705	£1,626	£79	£2	£415	£396	2.9	44	0
30/06/13		£1,676	£1,738	£-62	£6	£336	£308	2.1	40	0
30/06/12		£1,738	£1,773	£-35	£6	£398	£329	2.2	39	0
30/06/11		£1,669	£1,606	£64	£6	£433	£342	2.6	40	0
30/06/10		£1,492	£1,379	£113	£6	£369	£313	2.7	38	0
30/06/09		£1,022	£1,004	£18	£7	£256	£213	2.5	36	0
30/06/08		£940	£908	£32	£4	£238	£191	2.5	17	0
30/06/07		£671	£668	£3	£4	£206	£175	3.2	12	0
30/06/06		£509	£614	£-104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£473	£394	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	*	£315	£336	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

105 employees
136 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£79,872
National Lottery Community Fund	£49,700
BBC Children in Need	£33,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£79,872	05/10/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Albion Foundation
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund staff and equipment to ensure safe easing of lockdown for the disabled children and young people that access the sport sessions and who are isolated at home due to ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund staff and equipment to ensure safe easing of lockdown for the disabled children and young people that access the sport sessions and who are isolated at home due to Covid-19 and help increase physical activity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Give Back to Get Back
£49,700	04/06/2020 6	A group that delivers well-being behaviour change and active lifestyle provision to all age ranges. This project will work through the COVID-19 crisis to provide services including food parcels hot ....more A group that delivers well-being behaviour change and active lifestyle provision to all age ranges. This project will work through the COVID-19 crisis to provide services including food parcels hot meals store and distribute PPE equipment to care homes sessions to aid transition back to school health and fitness programmes online and face to face.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Albion Foundation
£30,000	08/08/2019 36	This project will provide sports activities for disabled children and young people. Outcomes include positive relationships, greater self-belief and improved physical health.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£125,000	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£125,000	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£125,000	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£125,000	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£125,000	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£93,750	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£93,750	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Albion Foundation
£89,660	11/10/2016 36	This project will provide a range of disability activity sessions including power-chair football for children and young people aged 5-18 in Sandwell. The aim is to increase confidence, increase ....more This project will provide a range of disability activity sessions including power-chair football for children and young people aged 5-18 in Sandwell. The aim is to increase confidence, increase physical activity and create positive relationships.
Sport England - Sporting Club Albion Pathway Programme
£25,000	13/09/2012	Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sporting Club Albion Pathway Programme'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Premier League 4 Sport
£6,000	04/11/2011	Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Premier League 4 Sport '. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-75

BENJAMIN STANISLAW WILLIAM SZRETER Appointed: 2021 Occupation: Policy Advisor

HITESH PATEL Appointed: 2020 Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: LTA TENNIS FOUNDATION,

Hitesh is the Head of International Sport, Major Sports Events and Sports Integrity at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and has held a range of senior positions since entering the Civil Service in 2002. He has been responsible for major sports events since 2012 and his team led on the Government’s support of events including the 2015....more

IAN SKIDMORE Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Director Of Communications

IMRAN IQBAL Appointed: 2023 Occupation: Headteacher

JAMES ROBERT ORTON Appointed: 2020 Occupation: Head Of Android Partnerships

JAMES VERRIER (Chair) Appointed: 2018 Occupation: Ceo

JOHN CARRINGTON Appointed: 2019 Occupation: Retired

MARK MILES Appointed: 2018 Occupation: Director Of Operations

PAULA LOUISE BURNS Appointed: 2020 Occupation: Head Teacher, Other trusteeship: INSPIRE AFRIKA,

SAMANTHA FOXALL Appointed: 2023 Occupation: Hr Business Partner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/08/2000, number: 1081948
Registered at Companies House on 12/06/2000, number: 04012682

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 273 days late, AR04: 11 days late,

Main office

The Albion Foundation
Ford Street
Smethwick
B67 7QY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE RECOGNISED UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR: 3.1 PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 3.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; 3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND 3.5 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST BROMWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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