Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FOUNDATION 

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation uses the power of football to engage and inspire people to make good life choices and help reduce inequalities in our local communities. We deliver award-winning educational and outreach programmes that improve people's wellbeing, supports learning and offers inclusive opportunities for everyone to get active and play football.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 19 years

www.bhafcfoundation.org.uk

info@bhafcfoundation.org.uk

01273878255

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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
30/06/22£3,730£3,688£42£173£728£7222.4169500
30/06/21*£3,143£3,115£28£210£686£6792.6172500
30/06/20£3,439£3,407£32£182£658£6542.3176500
30/06/19£3,496£3,309£187£195£626£6192.2168500
30/06/18£3,252£3,070£182£207£440£4371.7179477
30/06/17£3,507£3,437£70£0£258£2440.91900
30/06/16*£3,342£3,330£13£0£188£1880.72240
30/06/15£3,239£3,218£21£93£176£1710.6710
30/06/14£3,065£3,053£12£77£155£0n/a600
30/06/13£3,126£3,121£5£84£143£1390.5680
30/06/12*£2,669£2,784£-114£41£138£1100.51820
30/06/11*£2,768£2,617£151£3£253£1970.9330
30/06/10*£2,288£2,290£-2£3£102£610.3270
30/06/09£1,793£1,786£7£5£104£230.2220
30/06/08£1,537£1,473£63£2£97£970.8190
30/06/07*£1,289£1,291£-2£2£34£340.3150
30/06/06*£1,537£1,558£-21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 169 employees
  • 500 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Inclusive Adult football
£4,030 21/01/2022
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Inclusive Adult football. This project is a Association Football project, with a ....more
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund - Inspiring the next generation
£3,612 17/09/2020
21
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund - Inspiring the next generation. This project is a Association Football project, with a ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£4,000 23/06/2020
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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Albion in the Community
£82,766 27/06/2018
36
This project will offer football sessions, mentoring and workshops on issues relevant to teenagers living in areas of high deprivation to guide young people to build skills, relationships and ....more
Sport England - East Brighton Community Football Club
£9,541 28/07/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'East Brighton Community Football Club'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-65
  • PAUL MULLEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Football Administration
  • ZOE JOHNSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Football Administrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2005, number: 1110978
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/05/2004, number: 05122343
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR21: 5 days late, AR16: 21 days late, AR12: 15 days late, AR11: 29 days late, AR10: 8 days late, AR07: 139 days late, AR06: 4 days late,
Main office

AMERICAN EXPRESS STADIUM
VILLAGE WAY
FALMER
BRIGHTON
BN1 9BL

Objectives

The Charity’s objects are for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Brighton and Hove, Sussex and elsewhere: 2.1 the advancement of education; 2.2 the preservation and protection of good health; 2.3 to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for the recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life; and 2.4 to promote such other purposes as are charitable under the law of England and Wales from time to time in particular but without limitation through an association with football.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE, EAST SUSSEX AND WEST SUSSEX.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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