Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MIDDLESBROUGH SPORTABILITY CLUB 

To relieve the needs of young persons residents in Middlesbrough and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for recreation and sport for individuals in particular, but not exclusively, those aged 8-19 years of age who have learning disabilites and those with physical and/or sensory impairment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 14 years

http://middlesbroughsportabilityclub.webs.com

SULLIVANSUSAN48@YAHOO.COM

01287651299

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23*£35£31£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£31£34£-2n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£38£25£13n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£24£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£21£24£-3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£22£26£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£33£24£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£25£26£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£20£25£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£25£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£25£15£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
County Durham Community Foundation£11,021
DCMS£5,144
National Lottery Community Fund£2,100
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - King's celebration
£2,100 28/03/2023
This funding will be used to deliver a celebration event to mark the King’s coronation that is inclusive of people from the local disability community. The project aims to bring the community ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - To support club recover CV19
£2,021 28/10/2021
To support club recover CV19
County Durham Community Foundation - Calvert trust activity
£5,000 28/09/2021
To take disabled members to Calvert Trust.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,144 29/09/2020
"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
County Durham Community Foundation - Family feed
£4,000 15/05/2020
Towards feeding families.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Middlesbrough Sportability Club
£4,296 29/11/2017
To raise funds for new sports / leisure equipment, minibus hire and hall hire to allow the children with disabilities to have active fun
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Sports activities for young people with disabilities
£5,000 03/11/2016
Towards Sports activities for young people with disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Middlesbrough Sportability Club
£5,000 03/11/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing activities to young people with disabilities in Middlesbrough
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2010, number: 1134582
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
13 returns made; AR23: 70 days late,
Main office

12 ASHFORD GRANGE
BOOSBECK
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
TS12 3FB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN MIDDLESBOROUGH AND THESURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND SPORT FOR INDIVIDUALSIN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE AGED BETWEEN 8-19 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVELEARNING DISABILITIES AND THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS WHO HAVENEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AND DISABLEMENT IN THE INTERESTS OFSOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID YOUNGPERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MIDDLESBOROUGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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