Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

DONCASTER CULTURE AND LEISURE TRUST

The charity exists to manage the leisure and entertainment experience to improve the lives and wellbeing of our clients and their communities. Principally we target ourselves with promoting the benefit of the inhabitants of Doncaster and its environs by the provision of facilities for the recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £208,982 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There is a pension deficit of £352,000

Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.dclt.co.uk

enquiries@dclt.co.uk

01302370777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£19,078	£18,243	£835	£0	£3,796	£-209	-0.1	243
31/03/22		£15,664	£15,261	£403	£2,432	£-748	£-3,679	-2.9	300
31/03/21		£14,518	£11,813	£2,706	£0	£-2,190	£-4,937	-5	209
31/03/20	*	£16,040	£17,235	£-1,195	£0	£-4,030	£-4,554	-3.2	590
31/03/19	*	£16,160	£15,885	£276	£2,889	£-3,821	£-4,458	-3.4	614
31/03/18		£11,041	£10,931	£110	£0	£-4,241	£-4,454	-4.9	652
31/03/17		£11,098	£11,254	£-156	£0	£-5,023	£-5,068	-5.4	556
31/03/16		£11,460	£11,510	£-49	£0	£-3,356	£-3,575	-3.7	190
31/03/15		£10,834	£10,884	£-50	£120	£-3,728	£-3,947	-4.4	260
31/03/14		£10,523	£10,566	£-43	£145	£-2,373	£-2,699	-3.1	291
31/03/13		£10,095	£10,136	£-41	£117	£-2,057	£-2,424	-2.9	328
31/03/12		£11,261	£12,794	£-1,533	£1,827	£-1,572	£-1,885	-1.8	320
31/03/11		£3,592	£3,889	£-297	£1,759	£3	£3	0	145
31/03/10		£3,770	£3,747	£23	£1,665	£308	£308	1	145
31/03/09		£3,140	£3,097	£43	£1,545	£335	£335	1.3	145
31/03/08		£3,121	£3,172	£-51	£1,615	£301	£301	1.1	145
31/03/07		£3,244	£3,155	£89	£1,440	£362	£362	1.4	145
31/03/06		£3,120	£3,026	£94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£1,621	£1,521	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -6%
Reserves/Spending: -0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Doncaster,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

243 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - ACE Loneliness Fund
£31,000	18/01/2021	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£25,000	09/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Creative People and Places Loneliness Projects
£31,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Doncaster Creates (DCLT)
£37,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sport England - Doncaster Moving Together
£15,572	29/01/2016 12	Funding under Sport England's Make Your Move funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Doncaster Moving Together'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Doncaster Moving Together
£15,572	29/01/2016 14	Funding under Sport England's Make Your Move funding programme for a Revenue project titled Doncaster Moving Together. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 58-85

ANDREW RUSSELL BURDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Company Director

BOBBIE ROBERTS, Occupation: Retired S.R.N.

DONCASTER COUNCIL

MAREK GUTOWSKI Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MELANIE HEWITT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Lead

PETER GLEADHALL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Self Employed

RICHARD BYRNE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Solicitor

TREVOR JONES Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Police Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2004, number: 1103465
Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2002, number: 04410993

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 28 days late,

Main office

The Dome
Doncaster Leisure Park
Bawtry Road
Doncaster
DN4 7PD

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE:-(I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DONCASTER AND ITS ENVIRONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE;(II) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE AID ESTABLISHMENT FUNDING OR SPONSORSHIP OF BURSARIES SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, INSTITUTION, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATE BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY;(IV) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF SINGING, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND MIME AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR;(V) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING PARTICULAR SPORTS;(VI) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CASES OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DONCASTER AND ITS ENVIRONS

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