Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

WAKEFIELD TRINITY COMMUNITY TRUST 

The Wakefield Trinity Community Trust aims to use the power of sport and other physical activities to engage with young people, especially, though not exclusively, those who are disadvantaged or deprived and feed them towards more healthy fulfilling and positive lifestyles.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 17 years

www.wakefieldtrinityfoundation.co.uk

dt@wakefieldtrinity.com

01924211611

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£532£511£21£0£107£1072.5016
31/08/21£607£648£-41£0£85£851.6016
31/08/20*£574£468£106£0£127£1273.2016
31/08/19£226£220£6n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/08/18£112£112£1£0£0£0n/a012
31/08/17£105£127£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£110£116£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£153£127£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£126£128£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£273£288£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£300£356£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£182£143£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£300£281£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£269£305£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£248£192£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£15£2£13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 305.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, City Of Wakefield, Doncaster, Kirklees, Lincolnshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 16 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
Sport England£25,120
Leeds Community Foundation£20,080
National Lottery Community Fund£19,780
Ministry of Defence£15,740
DCMS£14,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Trinity All Stars
£10,000 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver an activity programme for children and young people with physical and learning disabilities. The project aims to bring people together to connect and improve ....more
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund - Trinity Disability Rugby League
£3,750 03/02/2021
18
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund - Trinity Disability Rugby League. This project is a Rugby League project, ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,750 25/01/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Leeds Community Foundation - Play 2 Potential
£2,500 08/01/2021
Grant to Wakefield Trinity Community Trust
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£15,740 13/11/2020
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Sport England - This Girl Can Community Fund – ‘Activ8’
£7,450 05/10/2020
15
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled This Girl Can Community Fund – ‘Activ8’. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Wakefield Trinity Community Trust
£7,500 16/09/2020
5
With the support of the Wakefield Resilience Fund, Wakefield Trinity Community Trust will sustain the part time position of a Community Wellbeing Officer who will be responsible for developing and ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,800 08/07/2020
"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
Leeds Community Foundation - Be the Difference
£3,840 05/05/2020
11
Grant to Wakefield Trinity Community Trust
Sport England - All of Us
£9,170 30/05/2019
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled All of Us. This project is a Rugby League project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Wakefield Trinity Community Trust
£6,240 17/05/2019
11
‘Energy Champions’ aims to upskill local people of all ages with key energy messages, create an ambassador workforce which in turn educates their family, friends, and neighbours in the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Hate Together
£9,780 09/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to produce a short video to which will be taken into schools and organisations to raise awareness of hate crime against those with disabilities. A series of healthy ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wakefield Trinity Community Trust
£9,510 22/11/2018
12
This project will support children who have varying disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, and visual impairment with lunchtime and afterschool sports sessions. This will reduce isolation, increase ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wakefield Wildcats Community Trust
£25,000 29/10/2012
the salary and on costs of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Sport England - THE WILDCATS TOUCH
£64,500 11/08/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'THE WILDCATS TOUCH'. This project lists its main activity as Rugby League.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-66
  • DENISE TEAL (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2007, number: 1119077
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2006, number: 05899518
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR16: 172 days late, AR13: 69 days late, AR09: 197 days late, AR08: 236 days late, AR07: 281 days late,
Main office

BELLE VUE
DONCASTER ROAD
WAKEFIELD
WF1 5EY

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH 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, 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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