Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

WARRINGTON WOLVES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

Sport:We aim to provide quality, accessible, sporting and Physical opportunities by using the Wolves brand to develop lifelong interest in sport.Health: We aim to enhance our local community by improving the health education of young people, families and neighbours through our projects.Education: We aim to use the power of sport as a mechanism for learning and building confidence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 19 years

www.warringtonwolvesfoundation.com

community@warringtonwolvesfoundation.com

01925248884

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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
30/04/23£538£634£-96£22£417£3927.41260
30/04/22£634£602£32£24£513£3857.71380
30/04/21£548£389£160£11£481£2718.41180
30/04/20£651£647£4£32£322£1112.1980
30/04/19£521£522£-1£57£318£611.41180
30/04/18£520£520£0£51£319£541.2120
30/04/17£513£568£-56£30£320£761.6120
30/04/16£610£617£-7£37£375£1242.4130
30/04/15£575£504£71£81£383£2696.4130
30/04/14£478£452£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£419£434£-15£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£520£519£1£89£300£1032.490
30/04/11£631£523£108£72£299£1262.9120
30/04/10£423£341£82£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£247£218£29£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£149£137£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07£149£137£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06*£58£26£32£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Warrington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 60 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
Cheshire Community Foundation£48,808
National Lottery Community Fund£19,840
DCMS£14,288
Sport England£9,900
Co-Operative Group£5,772
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
£1,913 21/10/2023
We'd like to provide meaningful activities that add value and quality to a person's life. In the Sheds uses the power of life memories to initiate conversations designed to build social connections.
National Lottery Community Fund - In the Sheds
£9,990 25/11/2022
The organisation will deliver regular reminiscence sessions and engage with older people in the local area with the aim of reducing social isolation and improving health and wellbeing by improving ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
£500 25/10/2022
Grant to Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
Cheshire Community Foundation - EmpowHER
£4,978 05/06/2021
The Warrington Wolves Foundation deliver inclusive health and wellbeing projects which encourage people of all ages to become more physically active and mentally fit using the brand of a professional ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - MoveMENt
£43,330 26/11/2020
The Warrington Wolves Foundation deliver inclusive emotional wellbeing projects for men with mental health issues in partnership with key stakeholders including LiveWire Warrington, Directions for ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,480 25/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Wolf Den
£9,850 03/04/2020
10
The organisation will provide a safe weekly social club for adults who have learning and physical disabilities engaging in a variety of arts sports and educational activities. The projects aims to ....more
Sport England - Wolves in Motion
£9,900 16/03/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Wolves in Motion. This project is a Rugby League project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£4,808 28/02/2020
The Boot Room
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
£3,859 15/11/2019
We want to start a Disability Rugby League Section, so that players with physical and learning disabilities can get involved in the sport.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Active Ageing
£10,000 11/03/2019
The Warrington Wolves Foundation deliver inclusive health and wellbeing projects which encourage people of all ages to become more physically active using the brand of a professional sporting ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
£3,535 29/11/2017
We want to create a community cafe to provide volunteering opportunities for adults with disabilities to gain valuable work experience.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Heads Up with the Wolves
£5,000 23/11/2017
The Warrington Wolves Foundation project will engage hard to reach young people and create a group of young volunteers linked to the foundation. The project will build upon their work with their ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Mature Movers
£4,970 13/03/2017
The Wolves Foundation are a registered charity affiliated to the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club delivering a range of charitable activities within the communities of Warrington. The ....more
Sport England - Warrington Wolves Wheelchair Rugby League Club
£9,970 24/02/2017
13
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Warrington Wolves Wheelchair Rugby League Club . This project is a Wheelchair Rugby project, with a focus on ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Warrington Wolves Foundation
£119,763 09/02/2017
36
This project will deliver a large number of sports and activity sessions during lunchtime/after school sessions, evening and school holidays, working with young people with disabilities, to increase ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Warrington Wolves Foundation
£39,000 12/01/2015
Pass It Back
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation
£23,000 01/02/2011
the salary and on-costs of a part time Co-ordinator
National Lottery Community Fund - Foundation Skills
£128,794 10/02/2010
36
Project which will work with young offenders who are serving time at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute in Warrington and young men who are known to the police and youth offending teams as being ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2005, number: 1110734
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/04/2005, number: 05421006
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 190 days late,
Main office

WARRINGTON WOLVES
HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM
WINWICK ROAD
WARRINGTON
WA2 7NE

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF WARRINGTON AND CHESHIRE AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:-3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 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, ETHINICITY, 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; AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WARRINGTON AND CHESHIRE AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

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