Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

BH LIVE 

Arts,Sport, Leisure and Cultural Trust
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 13 years

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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£42,389£41,820£569£2,814£1,070£9430.31,3258
31/03/22£34,287£33,787£501£2,011£501£3800.11,32526
31/03/21£18,216£20,653£-2,436£879£0£-106-0.11,51731
31/03/20£36,213£36,823£-610£5,461£2,436£2,3640.81,69434
31/03/19£30,866£31,322£-456£4,553£3,047£2,9871.11,48537
31/03/18*£32,324£32,004£320£6,191£3,504£3,4461.31,6230
31/03/17£29,140£28,367£773£6,571£3,184£3,1381.31,6080
31/03/16£27,426£26,532£894£7,404£2,411£2,3711.19570
31/03/15£23,757£23,101£657£5,825£1,517£1,4360.78500
31/03/14£20,271£20,032£238£4,104£860£8170.57440
31/03/13£17,229£16,931£298£2,750£622£5590.46780
31/03/12£15,286£15,081£204£1,910£324£2690.26520

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 92%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 1,325 employees
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Croydon, Dorset, Portsmouth City,

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
Sport England - TGC CF HRT – Not For Me!
£9,750 18/08/2021
11
This project will deliver dance, circuits, yoga, Pilates, aerobics, body conditioning and outdoor running/walking sessions to women aged 45 and 55 years of age, who are experiencing the menopause.
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£53,600 12/07/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund
£3,200 09/03/2021
24
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund. This project is a Gymnastics project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
DCMS - BHL - CRF
£2,499,531 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sport England - Nordic Walking for those with long term health conditions
£4,276 27/06/2019
2
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled Nordic Walking for those with long term health conditions. This project lists its main activity as ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BH Live
£20,400 15/03/2019
36
This project will provide a holiday club for children and young people with Autism. Young people will increase their independence, improve their physical health and make new friends.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Decommissioned tennis court into multi-use space (£31,000)
£31,000 26/04/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Decommissioned tennis court into multi-use space (£31,000)'. This project lists its main activity ....more
Sport England - TIED - Boscombe Men
£5,750 04/01/2018
16
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIED - Boscombe Men . This project lists its main activity as ....more
DCMS - ALB-TIED - Boscombe Men
£5,750 04/01/2018
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'TIED - Boscombe Men '. This project lists its main activity as ....more
Sport England - Sporta Family Series Bournemouth
£15,570 12/10/2015
13
Funding under Sport England's Make Your Move funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sporta Family Series Bournemouth'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Active Health Link
£42,260 21/07/2014
Funding under Sport England's Make Your Move funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Active Health Link'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2010, number: 1138311
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/12/2009, number: 07092112
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
EXETER ROAD
BOURNEMOUTH
BH2 5BH

Objectives

5.1.1TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTINGOR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEINGPROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED FORPERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ORECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/OR5.1.2 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/OR5.1.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND/OR5.1.4 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES;AND/OR5.1.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THEOBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE (THE'OBJECTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

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