Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CHAMPIONS FUN LEARNING CENTRE

Champions Fun Learning Centre is a one-to-one-support centre for children ages 6 - 16. We support children with difficulties and disabilities to excel in Maths, English and Science from Mondays - Fridays starting at 4pm - 7pm and Saturdays from 10am - 4pm.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/24£165£145£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/23£148£144£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£147£142£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£190£154£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20?*£137£120£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£121£121£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£135£135£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£133£128£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15?£116£110£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.championsflc.com

admin@championsflc.com

01179719221

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£29,965
DCMS£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£8,000
Quartet Community Foundation£4,175
Co-Operative Group£2,574
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Champions Fun Learning Centre
£4,175 21/12/2022
To launch the Online Interactive Classroom service to help children from low-income households to catch up on missed lessons caused by covid-19 pandemic and to reduce absences due to illnesses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Senior Citizen CLASS
£9,995 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to run computer and internet safety classes for older people. The project aims to improve digital inclusion and allow participants to become more independent.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Champions Fun Learning Centre
£2,574 22/10/2022
We aim to create an online interactive learning classroom to support local children in reaching their full academic potential. This will improve their chances in life for employment and education.
National Lottery Community Fund - Forum for Employment Enterprise Training (F.E.E.T)
£9,995 02/07/2021
The organisation will use the funding to run a programme of workshop activities and learning to support young people aged 16 to 24 - who are not in employment education or training - with the aim of supporting their development
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£8,000 30/09/2020
to develop a complete online interactive classroom (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 14/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Yes We Can
£9,975 17/01/2020
13
The funding will enable the organisation to develop a one-to-one learning centre for children who are under-achieving in educational settings, and those with disabilities and special educational needs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Champions Fun Learning Centre
£5,697 15/11/2019
We want to support refugees in the community by helping them to find employment, avoid discrimination and explore educational services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Forum for Employment and Enterprise Training (F.E.E.T)
£9,950 05/10/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a series of employment support sessions. The project aims to provide young people with career guidance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Champions Fun Learning Centre
£3,794 29/11/2017
We would like to extend our services, including more computers, to help more children with learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugees Employment and Enterprise Training (R.E.E.T)
£9,260 02/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to deliver employment and enterprise support activities which will focus on engaging people from the refugee community. This will equip difficult to reach people with new skills.
Quartet Community Foundation - Cultivating High Achieving Mentality in Pupils (C.H.A.M.P)
£2,500 06/03/2017
11
To continue and extend its after school sessions for disadvantaged children in the Bedminster community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cultivating High Achieving Mentality Pupils (CHAMP)
£10,000 06/01/2016
12
The group will use the funding to provide one to one support and group based learning sessions for children and young people at risk of exclusion. This will improve the education attainment, well being and future prospects of the young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Forum for Employment and Enterprise Training (F.E.E.T)
£10,000 14/03/2013
12
This is a project by a charity in Bristol. The group will use the funding to develop an after school young people's forum for children undertaking GCSE examinations, which will provide advice, guidance and peer support. This will increase the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • A PERNET Appointed: 2011
  • M BROWN Appointed: 2011
  • T HESLOP Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2011, number: 1144522
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,
Main office

7-9 Emery Road
Brislington
Bristol
BS4 5PF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 5-16 YEARS OLD, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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