Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

STEVENAGE FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION LTD

The Charity's objectives are for the benefit of the public in general in Hertfordshire & surrounding areas, without discrimination by promoting physical, mental, cultural & moral education, community participation in healthy recreation through sport & physical fitness & to advance the education of the public and provide opportunities for them to develop their full capacities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 13 years

www.stevenagefcfoundation.com

foundation@stevenagefcf.com

01438222222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	£818	£782	£36	£0	£80	£62	0.9	40	8
31/08/21	£517	£521	£-4	£0	£44	£44	1	28	6
31/08/20	£413	£394	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/08/19	£472	£468	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/18	£385	£382	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£294	£288	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£335	£368	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£399	£401	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£417	£412	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13?	£417	£412	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12	£203	£175	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

40 employees
8 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
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£20,000	11/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stevenage Football Club Foundation
£4,775	15/11/2019	We want to launch a series of short courses, teaching local people on low incomes how to cook healthy meals as a family.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Friday Night Kicks
£5,000	20/11/2018 11	Grant to Stevenage FC Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Friday Night KICKS
£10,000	06/09/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to run football sessions for young people in the area, with the aim of reducing anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-75

CLAIRE THOMPSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

DARREN M ISTED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Publisher

MARK HUBBOCKS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY,

PHIL WALLACE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Football Club Chairman

ROGER GOCHIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Management Consultant

RICHARD JAMES JOYCE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Operations Manager

STEPHEN THOMAS EDWARD MCQUEEN MR (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Bank Manager, Other trusteeship: THE STEVENAGE COMMUNITY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2011, number: 1140006
Registered at Companies House on 17/08/2010, number: 07347408

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Stevenage FC Foundation
Lamex Stadium
Broadhall Way
Stevenage
SG2 8RH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES (`THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ANDGENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INSTEVENAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS:-. TO PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDINGFACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OFIMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLBEING ('FACILITIES' IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND,BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHERLEISURE TIME OCCUPATION SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BYREASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF FOR THE ;PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEESTHINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND4. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHEREXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TOTIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STEVENAGE

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