Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST 

Football coaching courses for young people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£4,387£4,069£319£0£2,711£2,380716754
30/06/22£3,516£3,109£407£21£2,392£2,2028.513170
30/06/21£2,826£2,137£689£0£1,985£1,5708.88975
30/06/20£2,559£2,545£14£0£1,295£9754.611787
30/06/19£2,981£2,548£432£0£1,281£9814.611070
30/06/18?£698£736£-39£0£849£72211.8970
31/12/17£2,173£1,960£213£0£888£7114.3900
31/12/16£1,734£1,491£243£0£675£5634.5960
31/12/15£1,190£1,040£150£7£432£4004.6500
31/12/14£842£785£57£4£282£2634410
31/12/13£704£639£65£3£225£2124390
31/12/12£769£651£118£4£160£1522.8310
31/12/11£574£538£36£7£42£420.980
31/12/10£386£387£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£373£366£7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 6.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.argylecommunitytrust.co.uk

community@pafc.co.uk

01752562561

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 167 employees
  • 54 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
Ministry of Defence£65,000
Department for Education£54,378
BBC Children in Need£29,550
DCMS£9,350
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 22/02/2023
"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
£10,000 22/02/2023
"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
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£9,200 24/11/2022
community grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Argyle Community Trust
£1,669 22/10/2022
Our It's a Goal football sessions aim to improve the mental health of local community members, in a safe and supportive environment.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Argyle Community Trust
£1,992 23/10/2021
By running our It's A Goal football sessions, we aim to improve the mental health of the local community.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,950 26/05/2021
2
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Bowls project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust Ltd
£29,550 19/12/2020
This project will provide sports sessions for disabled young people. The activities will result in increased physical health, happiness and confidence.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 14/08/2020
Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,350 07/08/2020
"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 ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Learn Play Thrive
£1,701 14/05/2020
Grant to Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£31,653 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£22,725 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Argyle Community Trust
£3,999 15/11/2019
We want to fund a football and multi-sport activity club for children aged 4-15 with Down's Syndrome to have fun and remain active.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Football Cafe
£8,500 11/01/2019
12
The funding will be used to run a weekly café for older people with dementia. The project aims to provide the opportunity for social interaction and activities which will benefit health and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting in on the ACT!
£9,970 11/10/2017
12
The project will engage young people who are at risk of becoming NEET (not in education employment or training) in a leadership programme to develop skills and build strong relationships.
Sport England - Argyle Community Table Tennis Network
£9,800 11/11/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Argyle Community Table Tennis Network'. This project lists its main activity as Table Tennis.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-68
  • CLAIRE BENEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Strategic Relationships
  • JOHN EVANS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo The Cornwall College Group
  • RYAN RAMSEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Partner Project Consultancy
  • JOHN MORGAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • PAUL BERNE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2009, number: 1128906
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/01/2009, number: 06797988
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
15 returns made; AR09: 12 days late,
Main office

Plymouth Argyle Football Co Ltd
Home Park
PLYMOUTH
PL2 3DQ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF DEVON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH 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)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 LIFE3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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