Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SOUTHEND UNITED COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL TRUST 

For the benefit of the public generally and in particular South Essex and its surrounding area:1 - to promote community participation in healthy recreation through sport; 2 - to provide / help provide facilities for sport and other leisure time occupations for people who need them due to youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social circumstances; 3 - to advance the education of children
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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
Established: 20 years

www.sufccommunity.co.uk

info@southendunited-cet.co.uk

01702 341351

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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
31/08/22£998£1,014£-16£0£109£891.13450
31/08/21£994£952£43£952£125£1121.43350
31/08/20£872£882£-10£0£82£410.63350
31/08/19£984£973£11£0£92£700.93560
31/08/18£811£903£-91£0£81£380.5330
31/08/17£748£746£2£0£172£1272360
31/08/16£627£546£82£0£170£1122.5210
31/08/15£469£464£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£431£415£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£365£325£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12?£305£328£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£301£325£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£483£429£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£344£326£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£215£245£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07*£205£247£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06*£205£247£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05*£215£147£68£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 57%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 50 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£50,000
Essex Community Foundation£22,500
Sport England£19,100
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend United Community and Educational Trust
£2,500 23/02/2023
to run an early intervention and education project for primary school children in Southend-on-Sea on the dangers of becoming involved with drugs and gangs
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend United Community and Educational Trust
£5,000 09/06/2022
to establish a football based youth club for young LGBTQ+ people in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - WHEN I WAS YOUNG
£10,000 07/01/2022
The funding will be used to deliver an intergenerational project for the community. The project aims to reduce isolation amongst the elderly help foster strong relationships and improve wellbeing.
Sport England - Euro 2021 RTP
£9,100 20/05/2021
40
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Football funding programme for a Revenue project titled Euro 2021 RTP. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend United Community and Education Trust
£5,000 19/05/2021
towards a project supporting older people living in deprived areas of Southend to be more physically and mentally active to reduce social isolation and loneliness
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend United Community and Education Trust
£5,000 26/02/2021
to run a high impact anti-knife crime project and knife amnesty for young people in Southend
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,000 26/08/2020
"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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend United Community and Education Trust
£5,000 16/07/2020
towards the costs of re-starting the Senior Shrimpers social and physical activity club in Southend during COVID19
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 19/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend United - Therapy for You
£7,250 07/03/2019
12
The project will use the funding to engage members of the community who have mental health and wellbeing issues in sporting and physical activities and then work with them to signpost to relevant ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend United Community and Educational Trust
£28,290 13/03/2018
36
This after school and holiday club provides sports sessions to disabled children and young people who are excluded from mainstream activities. The activity will improve their physical well-being, ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Canvey Kicks
£4,489 08/02/2018
7
To provide regular diversionary activities for young people on Canvey Island
Essex Community Foundation - Senior Shrimpers - Fit for Life through improved access to information on local health services
£5,760 16/01/2018
11
To pilot a Senior Shrimpers Fit for Life cafe project in Rochford
Sport England - Water for Health
£4,500 08/05/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Water for Health'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Choices
£10,000 01/02/2012
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Essex. The organisation will use the funding to deliver an after school programme to children raising awareness of healthy lifestyles through physical ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-83
  • DR TAZ SYED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • IAN HUGHES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Police Officer
  • KELLY CLARKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Advisor
  • WILLIAM HILL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Headmaster
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2004, number: 1105515
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/03/2004, number: 05074505
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
18 returns made; AR07: 3 days late, AR06: 18 days late, AR05: 20 days late,
Main office

ROOTS HALL FOOTBALL GROUND
VICTORIA AVENUE
SOUTHEND ON SEA
ESSEX
SS2 6NQ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH ESSEX AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:-1. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND; BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);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, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE: AND3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH ESSEX AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

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