Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 13
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Grant maker support: +13

OPPORTUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION 

Providing sport and leisure activities to under privileged and disabled young people throughout the north west.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

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: 13 years

www.opportunitysports.org

info@opportunitysports.org

07584436298

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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£205£179£27n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/22£97£82£14n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/03/21£95£83£12n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/20£95£83£12n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/03/19£93£93£0n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/18£91£90£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£96£87£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£60£81£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£92£77£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£91£76£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£41£42£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£22£15£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 19 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Cumbria, Lancashire,

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
Henry Smith Charity£113,500
BBC Children in Need£77,241
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Community Fund£48,400
Sport England£33,960
Masonic Trust£15,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£113,500 06/11/2023
towards three years‘ salary and on costs of a Senior Youth Worker/Project Manager at an organisation providing support for young people from disadvantaged communities in Lancashire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£44,981 26/10/2023
The funding will enable delivery of community-based support through sports for marginalised children and young people aged 12-18 living in care settings or who have recently left care provision.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - OSF Multisport Summer
£10,000 04/08/2023
Funding will be used to run summer activities for disadvantaged young people providing opportunities for socialisation and learning soft-skills. This project aims to reduce the likelihood of your ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 09/05/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Multi-sports for homeless young people
£9,340 24/01/2023
This project will provide multi-sports recreation, training and qualifications for 90 young adults aged 16-26 who are homeless and/or at risk of homelessness in Blackburn. The project will provide ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Fun with Opportunity Sports
£10,000 20/01/2023
The organisation will deliver a programme of inclusive sports and leisure activities for local families with the aim of improving health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation and anxiety.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£50,000 25/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Opportunity Sports Foundation
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,250 24/05/2021
Summer Playscheme
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,840 17/05/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
National Lottery Community Fund - Body & Mind Self Care Programme for vulnerable young people
£10,000 29/04/2021
This project will work with vulnerable youngsters up to 25 years old affected by Covid 19. It will develop a Body and Mind Resource pack which will be delivered across five care homes in East ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£2,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund sporting equipment for looked after children and young people which they can use while Covid-19 prevents group sporting sessions. This will help them improve their ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 26/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Support
£8,400 15/05/2020
4
This project will work with vulnerable young people who are homeless in and leaving care addicted to substances offenders and people with disabilities. Services will include telephone support online ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - OSF INCLUSIVE FAMILY FUN CLUB
£10,000 12/09/2019
12
OSF INCLUSIVE FAMILY FUN CLUB
Sport England - Homeless Sport
£9,780 15/07/2019
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Homeless Sport. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 02/07/2019
towards a project aimed at NEET young people from Blackburn and Darwen
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 28/05/2019
Youth Inclusion, Especially young people leaving care.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£29,760 21/05/2019
36
This project will deliver weekly sports sessions for Looked After Children in Lancashire, supporting them to develop positive physical and emotional health, communication skills and a sense of pride ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - OSF HOLIDAY FUN 4 ALL
£9,990 26/07/2018
12
The organisation will deliver holiday activity clubs for children and families who have a wide range of disabilities and life limiting conditions in Lancashire. This will aim to improve access to ....more
Sport England - Leaving care sport
£9,930 14/03/2018
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Leaving care sport. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Leaving care sport
£9,930 14/03/2018
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The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£10,000 02/03/2018
purchase of a vehicle for a charity that works with disadvantaged young people in Lancashire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 24/01/2018
Inclusion Sport and Education
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme.
£750 19/06/2017
Towards a summer play scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - OPPORTUNITY SPORTS 'ALL INCLUSIVE' FAMILY/HOLIDAY CLUB
£9,940 26/04/2017
12
The funding will be used to run evening and holiday activities for children with a disability or life limiting condition and their families and cares, including sports and social activities. The ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£15,000 25/01/2017
12
to develop a structured and more focussed programme of support using sports as a tool to engage young looked after adults that enables them to learn new skills and improve their employability and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Opportunity Sports 'All inclusive' Family Club
£10,000 03/02/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to extend their services for people with disabilities in Lancashire, and develop a family club and run a weekly evening programme of recreational and social ....more
Sport England - Inclusion Sport
£9,335 01/02/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Inclusion Sport. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Onside Inclusion
£10,000 05/11/2014
12
Not Available
Woodward Charitable Trust - Equipment and facility hire for the Leyland Project
£1,000 04/02/2014
Towards equipment and facility hire for the Leyland Project.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Opportunity Sports Foundation
£20,050 27/09/2013
The charity provides targeted support to disadvantaged young people through sporting, recreational, and leisure time activities as stepping stones to enable and empower young people aged 4-25, ....more
Sport England - Onside
£9,500 10/04/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Onside'. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2011, number: 1142543
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
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 Worlington Close
Buckshaw Village
Chorley
PR7 7JU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG OFFENDERS, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DRUG PROBLEMS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. TO HELP ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, MAINLY BUT NOT ONLY THROUGH SPORTING ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) REDUCE YOUNG OFFENDING;(D) REDUCE DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE;(E) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (F) INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN SPORT;(G) PROVIDING SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY ARRANGING ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE SHARED EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RACE, RELIGION BELIEF, SEX, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND.THE TRUSTEES BY RESOLUTION MAY AMEND THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS SHOULD THEY SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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