Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION 

As an international foundation, we support initiatives, generate ideas, and build partnerships that purposefully use sport and physical activity to do something greater. We have been supporting impactful projects, building platforms for change, and amplifying sport with intention around the world for more than a decade, all grounded in partnership and collaboration.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £250,214 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 15 years

www.beyondsport.org

info@beyondsport.org

02072407700

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/12/22£1,231£1,371£-140£0£-250£-250-2.240
31/12/21?£2,034£2,162£-128£39£-110£-110-0.630
30/06/20*£310£322£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19*£315£284£31n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/06/18?*£112£103£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£212£190£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£65£67£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£50£55£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£72£92£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£92£80£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£98£104£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11?*£111£107£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10*£155£158£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 135%
Liabilities/Income: 78%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

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
Comic Relief - Sport for Good Fund
£200,000 26/05/2020
12
COVID19 - The request is for the Sport for Good Fund a collaborative response to support the sport for change sector during and beyond the Coronavirus crisis. There are three strands to the fund: ....more
Comic Relief - Beyond Sport Collective Impact Awards
£250,000 17/03/2020
BSF will bring together a group of three best-in-class organizations, all working to address the same UN Global Goal through sport, in the Collective Impact Awards programme. In a unique approach to ....more
Comic Relief - Beyond Sport Awards
£165,000 15/03/2017
36
Beyond Sport is a global organisation that promotes, develops and supports the use of sport to create positive social change across the world. The Beyond Sport Awards is an annual program that seeks ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2009, number: 1130439
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2008, number: 06659482
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR20: 61 days late, AR19: 62 days late, AR18: 113 days late, AR11: 224 days late, AR10: 620 days late,
Main office

5th Floor,
110 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6EU

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY THE FUNDS OF THE COMPANY TO OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITIES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE PROVISION OF SPORTING FACILITIES AND ADVANCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG AND FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE; PROMOTE, IN ANY SELECTED COMMUNITY, PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORT; PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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