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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

WEST OF ENGLAND SPORT TRUST

Inspiring People, Empowering Organisations and Creating Opportunities through Sport and Physical Activity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 gender 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:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,796£2,115£-319£0£937£4112.3177
31/03/22£2,266£1,470£797£0£1,256£3382.8159
31/03/21£874£863£11£0£459£2092.9138
31/03/20£907£691£216£0£448£1853.21443
31/03/19£753£672£81£0£232£661.21347
31/03/18£793£791£2£0£151£90.1130
31/03/17£926£964£-38£0£149£-55-0.7160
31/03/16£989£975£15£0£187£190.2130
31/03/15£946£1,023£-77£3£172£-42-0.5140
31/03/14£902£759£143£4£250£-8-0.1140
31/03/13£804£801£3£4£266£671160
31/03/12£858£726£132£4£262£951.6170
31/03/11£933£1,133£-200£11£130£320.3180
31/03/10£1,036£1,056£-20£4£330£350.4180
31/03/09£1,103£1,048£55£7£460£1041.2170
31/03/08£1,003£890£114£7£405£1191.6130
31/03/07£1,099£808£292£9£292£1692.580
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.wesport.org.uk

info@wesport.org.uk

01173286250

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 - Moving Communities
£26,400 19/03/2024
18
Support the network of Active Partnerships in building their detailed understanding of the participation in leisure facilities, to support their focus on inactive people and under represented groups.
Sport England - Sport Welfare Officers
£382,200 10/11/2023
41
A national network of welfare officers to mentor and support clubs across England, supporting local clubs in ensuring the welfare of their members, both children and adults. The officers will assist Club Welfare Officers in promoting good practice ....more
Sport England - Moving Communities
£8,108 27/01/2022
Support the network of Active Partnerships in building their detailed understanding of the participation in leisure facilities, to support their focus on inactive people and under represented groups.
Sport England - B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
£35,500 22/09/2021
10
Funding under Sport England's Commonwealth Games 2022 (Legacy) funding programme for a Revenue project titled B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
£309,952 12/07/2021
47
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£183,083 12/03/2021
1
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Opening School Facilities Phase 2
£183,083 12/03/2021
Funding under Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening School Facilities Phase 2. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity.
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£12,840 26/11/2020
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£601,696 09/10/2020
18
Funding under Sport England's Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£8,000 09/09/2020
18
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£8,000 09/09/2020
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - TIF Systems Partners
£160,000 02/06/2020
30
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIF Systems Partners. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Wesport Chair & Trustee Recruitment
£4,800 26/03/2020
12
Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2019-20 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Wesport Chair & Trustee Recruitment. This project lists its main activity as Sports development
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Wesport Chair & Trustee Recruitment
£4,800 26/03/2020
Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2019-20 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Wesport Chair & Trustee Recruitment. This project lists its main activity as Sports development
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£158,874 06/02/2020
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£8,500 03/02/2020
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£6,600 21/11/2019
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Quartet Community Foundation - 'Sport 4 Us'
£10,000 26/09/2019
12
Forming and training a youth board in Lockleaze that will help design the local provision of sports and physical activities.
Sport England - Bristol Outreach Tennis
£6,660 19/09/2019
24
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Bristol Outreach Tennis. This project lists its main activity as Lawn Tennis
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£115,904 20/08/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£14,600 02/08/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£8,000 02/08/2019
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Local Workforce Innovation
£31,432 28/05/2019
23
Funding under Sport England's Local Workforce Innovation funding programme for a Revenue project titled Local Workforce Innovation. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Local Workforce Development
£80,000 08/05/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's Local Workforce Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Local Workforce Development. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£129,004 12/02/2019
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£115,904 12/11/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP Daily Mile
£93,652 12/11/2018
33
Funding under Sport England's CSP Daily Mile funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Daily Mile. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£8,000 04/10/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
£8,000 04/10/2018
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP School Sport'. This project is a Sport Participation and Capacity Building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21
£801,394 05/07/2018
30
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Local Workforce Development
£40,000 29/05/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's Local Workforce Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Local Workforce Development. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - On and Off the Pitch
£9,062 20/04/2018
12
The funding will be used to work in partnership with a mental health charity to create a peer support structure within a local sports club. The project aims to raise awareness of mental health in the local community.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£115,904 13/12/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP School Sport'. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£115,904 13/12/2017
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£163,280 07/11/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Satellite clubs
£192,476 06/10/2017
18
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Satellite clubs'. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£192,476 06/10/2017
42
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - CSP School Sport
£8,000 03/10/2017
35
Funding under Sport England's CSP School Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP School Sport. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-CSP School Sport
£8,000 03/10/2017
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Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£19,929 16/11/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£437,156 25/04/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Female Coaching
£9,432 18/09/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Female Coaching'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Club Matters Innovation Fund
£15,883 06/08/2015
12
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Club Matters Innovation Fund'. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching.
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£37,929 09/08/2014
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP Funding 2014-17'. This project lists its main activity as Sport Participation and Capacity Building.
Sport England - CSP Funding 2014-17
£2,756,073 22/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP Funding 2014-17'. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building.
Sport England - West of England School Games Level 3 County Festival
£215,000 31/01/2012
Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'West of England School Games Level 3 County Festival'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Wesport CSP Funding 2011/2015
£1,402,114 04/05/2011
Funding under Sport England's Community Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Wesport CSP Funding 2011/2015'. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building.
Sport England - Wesport CSP Funding 2011/2015
£131,447 28/04/2011
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2011/2015 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Wesport CSP Funding 2011/2015'. This project lists its main activity as Sport Participation and Capacity Building.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-78
  • ALISON FINDLAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo
  • ANNA CLARE HALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Manager
  • GUY BUCKLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Learning & Development Professional
  • MARTIN BISP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo
  • NADIA FAYZI SABA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Endurance Sports Coach, Business & Employment
  • SIMON RUSSELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Policy Associate And Communication & Engagement Mr
  • SUSAN LESLEY DORS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • TABINDA RASHID-FADEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Independent Consultant
  • WILLIAM BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2006, number: 1114495
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/04/2006, number: 05794916
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wesport
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE, OR TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING, AND TO PROMOTE,:(A) PUBLIC FACILITIES, AMENITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR HEALTHY RECREATION;(B) FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES;(C) THE IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION;(D) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND COACHING COURSES WHICH PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS;(E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN 3 (A) TO (D) ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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