Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MILTON KEYNES DONS FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST 

Advance and assist in advancing education; promote or assist in promoting community participation in healthy recreation; provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for those for whom the facilities are provided; relieve sickness and disability.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 16 years

www.mkdonsset.com

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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
30/06/23£1,448£1,527£-80£0£296£2922.37030
30/06/22£1,379£1,293£85£0£376£3653.46825
30/06/21£1,057£871£186£0£291£2733.85641
30/06/20£951£953£-2£0£105£1001.36730
30/06/19£1,158£1,148£10£0£107£1041.16790
30/06/18£1,430£1,394£36£139£97£900.8370
30/06/17*£1,293£1,366£-73£83£61£380.3300
30/06/16£1,342£1,354£-11£101£171£1211.1310
30/06/15*£1,403£1,451£-48£112£183£1000.8290
30/06/14£1,421£1,412£10£105£231£1050.9310
30/06/13£1,331£1,330£1£87£221£940.8480
30/06/12£1,202£1,140£62£99£220£1001370
30/06/11£1,050£1,117£-67£159£158£1471.6500
30/06/10£995£994£2£170£225£1922.3450
30/06/09£907£684£223£111£223£1582.8430

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 20
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 70 employees
  • 30 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
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,260 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,260 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000 12/02/2021
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Sport England - MK Motion
£12,750 09/09/2020
16
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled MK Motion. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£2,940 15/06/2020
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
Sport England - Get SET for Legacy
£27,840 03/05/2017
48
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Get SET for Legacy. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - Get SET for Legacy
£114,754 30/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get SET for Legacy'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - MK Dons SET Disabled Boccia and Badminton Programme
£6,046 10/06/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'MK Dons SET Disabled Boccia and Badminton Programme'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus ....more
Sport England - Get SET Girls
£17,000 15/12/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get SET Girls'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-77
  • ADAM ROLFE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Parliamentary Assistant
  • RYAN GAWLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Group Finance Director
  • SARAH ASHMEAD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive County Council
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2008, number: 1123762
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2008, number: 06496491
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
  • Investment
  • 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
15 returns made; AR17: 8 days late, AR15: 19 days late,
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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST IN ADVANCING EDUCATION; TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED; TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISABILITY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH; AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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