Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB TRUST LIMITED

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL & OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
30/06/23£1,871£1,792£80£0£1,393£1,0216.8466
30/06/22£1,713£1,543£170£0£1,314£9147.1436
30/06/21£1,473£1,287£186£0£1,144£6626.2415
30/06/20£1,623£1,504£119£0£957£5924.73913
30/06/19£1,532£1,299£233£0£838£5715.332111
30/06/18£1,001£938£63£0£606£4055.2410
30/06/17£1,039£833£206£0£542£3905.6210
30/06/16£693£569£124£0£337£2475.2130
30/06/15£876£369£508£2£555£782.5120
30/06/14£451£442£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13?£451£442£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£244£346£-102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£355£305£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£257£221£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.LCFC.co.uk

01162294943

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£50,000
Sport England£23,580
BBC Children in Need£13,816
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Inclusive Leicester
£6,280 20/11/2023
11
The project will provide regular physical activity for 30 adults with learning disabilities living in the Saffron Lane and Eyres Monsell estates. 30 weekly sessions will take place, with one-hour of activity followed by lunch and opportunities to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Young Carers
£10,000 13/01/2023
The funding will be used as a contribution to provide a range of interventions for young carers including a dedicated homework club with support from mentors a safe space with a youth club school holiday activity provision and residential to provide ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Leicester City Community Trust (LCCT)
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - United Leicester Walking Sport Festival
£3,000 11/08/2022
This project will deliver walking sport taster sessions in May, using Victoria Park a venue in the heart of the city, and surrounded by Highfields, a diverse and deprived area. Walking sport sessions would take place under the United Leicester ....more
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Inclusive Kicks
£4,550 13/07/2021
17
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Inclusive Kicks. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - TGC CF Lesta Girls Can
£9,750 05/07/2021
12
This project will deliver weekly sport and physical activity sessions for women associated with identified mosques and/or community-based organisations.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Leicester City Community Trust (LCCT)
£13,316 30/11/2020
This project will provide mentoring sessions to looked after children and care leavers who have been isolated due to Covid-19. This will improve self-belief, engagement in EET and emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,000 05/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Leicester City Community Trust (LCCT)
£99,498 23/10/2018
36
This project will support young people ages 16-18 with SEND in Leicestershire to overcome barriers to gaining employment. Through employability programmes the aim is to improve self-confidence, develop essential skills and provide further ....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: 47-62
  • ARVIND MICHAEL KAPUR (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant
  • ANDREW BEDDOW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • JONATHAN ROBERT RUDKIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Football Academy Coach
  • KEVIN DAVIES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ROB NIXON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Constable
  • SUSAN WHELAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/10/2008, number: 1126526
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2007, number: 06443209
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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
14 returns made; AR11: 241 days late, AR09: 102 days late,
Main office

Leicester City Football Club Plc
The King Power Stadium
Filbert Way
LEICESTER
LE2 7FL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH;TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF 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; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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