Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

GREENHOUSE SPORTS LIMITED

Greenhouse Sports is a London-based charity that uses sport to engage young people living in the inner-city. It aims to develop social, thinking, emotional and physical (STEP) skills for young people in London's inner-city communities through high-quality, intensive sports programmes delivered by inspirational coaches.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £19,677,568 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£6,261£7,665£-1,403£1,017£22,217£19,67830.811628
31/08/22£5,968£7,153£-1,185£746£23,934£19,32032.410516
31/08/21?£8,014£6,293£1,722£799£26,320£21,40240.89919
31/03/20£5,860£4,925£935£724£24,270£19,47147.497134
31/03/19£8,976£4,897£4,079£850£23,693£19,604489740
31/03/18£7,306£4,607£2,698£512£19,573£17,88646.6980
31/03/17£6,647£4,593£2,054£580£16,875£14,78638.6820
31/03/16£7,286£4,658£2,628£381£14,821£13,65035.2930
31/03/15£11,418£5,043£6,375£637£12,250£11,32827950
31/03/14£4,949£3,997£952£380£5,875£1,5964.8870
31/03/13£3,540£3,549£-9£336£4,922£2,2307.5810
31/03/12£4,794£3,091£1,702£315£4,932£2,58010780
31/03/11£2,829£2,749£80£296£3,229£2,54511.1640
31/03/10?£1,271£1,657£-386£173£3,149£1,37810660
31/08/09£4,262£3,164£1,098£320£3,535£1,2784.8640
31/08/08£3,467£2,512£955£225£2,437£6493.1940
31/08/07£2,589£1,703£886£177£1,482£5283.7540
31/08/06£1,482£1,152£330n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£645£509£136n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£377£269£109n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 69%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 30.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.greenhousesports.org

info@greenhousesports.org

02085766118

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Active Trust£1,000,000
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£502,091
The Childhood Trust£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Greenhouse Sports
£10,000 06/07/2023
TASK fund donation towards general funds
Postcode Active Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£550,000 29/03/2023
Regular unrestricted award
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Greenhouse Charity
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
The Childhood Trust - Unlocking the magic of a sports coach and mentor
£25,000 12/06/2022
We support and empower children across London and beyond, whatever their challenges. Our magic is the Greenhouse Coach, unique individuals who are sports coach, trained mentor and role-model combined - they engage with kids through sport, and teach ....more
Postcode Active Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£450,000 16/03/2022
Regular unrestricted award
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Positive Transitions
£502,091 09/03/2022
To support expansion of Greenhouse Sports model of embedding sports coaches in schools, to provide sports coaching, mentoring and in-school support for children at risk of or displaying early signs of behavioural difficulties
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 07/01/2022
24
Changing the Game for young people (core costs)
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Greenhouse
£30,000 21/07/2021
Placing sports coaching in schools to inspire young Londoners to be their best on and off the sports field.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - A grant towards repairing damage to the sports centre roof.
£50,000 24/03/2021
A grant towards repairing damage to the sports centre roof.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 29/01/2021
24
Changing the Game for young people (core costs)
The Childhood Trust - Changing the Game for London's Young People
£50,000 03/07/2020
We are a London charity that uses sport to engage young people from the most deprived areas to improve their life chances. We work with young people in communities across London, where over two thirds of participants are living in high levels of ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Greenhouse
£30,000 24/04/2020
Inspirational sports coaching to enable young Londoners to be their best on and off the sports field.
The Childhood Trust - Changing the Game for London's Young People
£25,000 10/12/2019
We are improving the life chances of young people living in deprived areas of London by helping them develop essential life skills, increase their engagement with education and give them positive activities to take part in outside of school.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 25/09/2019
Core Costs
Sport England - Summer 2019 Activities
£7,287 12/09/2019
2
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Summer 2019 Activities . This project is a Basketball project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Greenhouse
£30,000 11/07/2019
Inspirational sports coaching to enable young Londoners to be their best on and off the sports field.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 18/06/2019
The Dimensions Programme
Sport England - Revenue Funding 2018-21
£1,000,000 04/04/2019
39
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled Revenue Funding 2018-21. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Greenhouse Charity
£30,000 15/03/2019
36
This sports and arts programme is for children and young people in Inner London, who are living with a disability or long term illness. Participation will help develop their confidence, physical literacy and social skills.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£20,000 04/12/2018
We want to use sport to engage young people from the most deprived areas in London. We will place inspirational sports coaches into schools to deliver full-time extracurricular programmes that empower and inspire young people aged 11-18 growing up ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2017
£16,500 05/12/2017
To support young people aged 11-16 to develop key life skills and improve educational attainment through extra-curricular sports provision across London secondary schools. We'll identify and subsidize the costs to several schools so that more ....more
Sport England - Greenhouse Sports Centre
£1,000,000 25/09/2017
16
Funding under Sport England's Strategic Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Greenhouse Sports Centre'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Sports Hall - Sports Hall ....more
Sport England - Greenhouse Sports Centre
£1,000,000 25/09/2017
15
Funding under Sport England's Strategic Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Greenhouse Sports Centre. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - SfD - Sport for Social Change Project
£334,000 16/03/2017
35
Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled SfD - Sport for Social Change Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Greenhouse Sports
£40,000 02/03/2017
Building refurbishment for a charity which works provides access to sports activities for disadvantaged young people in London
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Greenhouse Sports Centre
£500,000 22/04/2016
Towards the creation of an accessible community sports centre in the deconsecrated Christ Church creating a regionally significant table tennis, sitting volleyball, judo and fitness training facility for use by the local community.
Sport England - Sport For Development
£998,000 02/07/2015
36
Funding under Sport England's Sport for Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport For Development'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
ZING - Development of impact assessment, systems and resources strategy
£50,000 01/03/2015
12
For development of impact assessment strategy, systems and resources
ZING - Core funding for an Ernest Bevin schools programme
£67,500 01/07/2012
Schools Programme with support for judo, table tennis and volleyball programmes in Ernest Bevin School.
ZING - Core funding for Greenhouse's Bethwin Community Football Club
£32,500 01/01/2012
Funds used for the Greenhouse's Community Football Club: Greenhouse Bethwin FC U14s teams.
ZING - Core funding for Greenhouse's Bethwin Community Football Club
£50,000 01/12/2010
12
Funds used for the Greenhouse's Community Football Club: Greenhouse Bethwin FC U14s teams.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-71
  • ALEXANDRA WILLIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing & Communications Director
  • ANDREW LOWENTHAL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • DORA JELER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of High Performance & Operations - Int Tt Fed
  • FIONA LAFFAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Corporate Affairs Leader
  • JAMES REYNOLDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investor
  • MICHAEL DE GIORGIO Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Investment Banker
  • MICHAEL SHERWOOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Investment Banker
  • MARK GREATREX Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo Of A Multi Academy Trust
  • NICHOLAS PREMPEH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Teacher
  • STEPHEN LUKE ELLIS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: President Of Man Group Plc
  • SARAH CHAMBERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Regulator (Economic And Consumer Protection)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2003, number: 1098744
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2002, number: 04600790
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Greenhouse Sports Ltd
35 Cosway Street
LONDON
NW1 5NS

Objectives

TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE DEPRIVED OR DISADVANTAGED OR WHO DO NOT ORDINARILY HAVE ACCESS TO SPORTS AND ARTS FACILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF SPORTS AND ARTS PROGRAMMES

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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