Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -4

DACORUM SPORTS TRUST

The operation of sports facilities including a sports development service

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £216,969 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 20 years

www.sportspace.co.uk

info@absolutely-group.co.uk

01442952251

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£2,168	£2,602	£-434	£0	£1,795	£-217	-1	52	0
31/03/22	£2,038	£2,121	£-83	£617	£2,747	£494	2.8	45	3
31/03/21	£1,342	£1,810	£-468	£320	£3,071	£577	3.8	45	0
31/03/20	£2,330	£2,511	£-182	£461	£3,781	£1,045	5	84	4
31/03/19	£2,303	£2,823	£-520	£464	£3,726	£749	3.2	107	4
31/03/18	£9,630	£9,908	£-278	£860	£3,867	£648	0.8	485	0
31/03/17	£8,408	£8,547	£-139	£807	£5,946	£2,486	3.5	385	0
31/03/16	£8,101	£8,638	£-537	£737	£4,353	£643	0.9	385	0
31/03/15	£8,366	£8,283	£83	£1,055	£3,672	£-291	-0.4	206	0
31/03/14	£8,335	£8,721	£-386	£1,091	£4,429	£183	0.3	207	0
31/03/13	£8,190	£8,512	£-321	£1,063	£4,385	£-144	-0.2	194	0
31/03/12	£9,688	£8,161	£1,526	£940	£5,135	£323	0.5	194	0
31/03/11	£10,437	£7,342	£3,096	£720	£4,027	£649	1.1	174	0
31/03/10	£7,346	£6,923	£423	£657	£-400	£-646	-1.1	149	0
31/03/09	£6,808	£6,752	£56	£907	£346	£346	0.6	149	0
31/03/08	£5,568	£5,495	£73	£645	£654	£654	1.4	149	0
31/03/07	£5,842	£5,796	£46	£445	£273	£273	0.6	120	0
31/03/06	£5,523	£5,479	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£5,236	£5,089	£148	£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: 7%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -12%
Reserves/Spending: -1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

52 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
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,800	10/09/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessing Climbing
£8,010	16/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to purchase specialist climbing equipment. This will enable people with disabilities to have access to climbing, allowing them to gain in confidence and increase wellbeing.
Sport England - Herts Active Together
£168,998	15/12/2014	Funding under Sport England's Make Your Move funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Herts Active Together'. This project is a Multi Sportsproject, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers take a Break
£10,000	06/08/2014 12	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-62

BRETT EDWARDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director

JENNIFER BLACKBURN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed Hr Consultant, Other trusteeships: ABSOLUTELY LEISURE, ABSOLUTELY TOGETHER,

JACQUELINE GILLAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Relationship Banker, Other trusteeships: ABSOLUTELY LEISURE, ABSOLUTELY TOGETHER,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2004, number: 1103980
Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2003, number: 04868497

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Absolutely Karting
The Arena
Stafferton Way
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 1AY

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF DACORUM AND ANY SURROUNDING AREAS FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/ORB) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/ORC) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DACORUM

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