Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

UNITED IN THE COMMUNITY 

All our activities focus on the advancement of education and promotion of exercise, diet and leading a healthy lifestyle. These activities are designed to create interest in the playing of association football and encourage the development of young players by inspiring, exciting and educating children and young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 15 years

www.playtheherefordway.com

admin@uitc.uk.com

01432 632315

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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
31/05/23£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/05/22*£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/05/21*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20*£70£72£-3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/05/19£17£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/05/18*£87£95£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£139£140£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£140£136£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£94£68£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£128£126£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£97£128£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£178£181£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11*£151£163£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10*£167£160£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire, Powys, Shropshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Covid 19 Grant to United In The Community
£1,000 26/08/2020
Grant to United In The Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Central Park Community Hub
£9,850 21/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to refurbish a community venue to create a flexible space for activities and events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2009, number: 1127857
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/2008, number: 06772188
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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; AR22: 4 days late, AR21: 373 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR18: 7 days late, AR11: 19 days late, AR10: 19 days late,
Main office

Victoria Park
Field Grove View
Hereford
HR1 1AW

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: -3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);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;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND3.4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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