Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS 

The charitys purpose is promoting community participation in healthy recreation by providing sport & recreation facilities equipment,education & training for the public & specific target populations to improve the health & well being of individuals and society;Our mission is together creating National Reach & local Impact improving peoples lives by Growing Grass Roots Sport & Physical Activity'.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£2,417£2,354£64£0£583£5422.860
31/03/22£1,507£1,465£42£0£520£4623.850
31/03/21£865£766£99£0£477£4757.460
31/03/20£591£571£20£0£378£3787.970
31/03/19£641£673£-32£0£358£3586.460
31/03/18£672£685£-14£0£390£3906.880
31/03/17£840£790£50£0£404£3635.580
31/03/16£856£895£-39£0£353£1762.450
31/03/15£1,160£951£210£6£393£2613.360
31/03/14£2,416£2,314£102£6£183£2971.520
31/03/13£2,533£2,451£81£16£81£880.400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 44%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.ActivePartnerships.org

info@ActivePartnerships.org

07788296161

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees

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
Sport England£1,228,333
London Marathon Charitable Trust£600,000
DCMS£35,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover)
£58,333 29/11/2021
Funding under Sport England's Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - C&YP summer activity project
£600,000 23/07/2021
12
Funding under Sport England's Children & Young People Summer Activity Project (COVID-19 21/22 Fund) funding programme for a Revenue project titled C&YP summer activity project. This project ....more
Sport England - Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
£350,000 23/11/2020
18
Funding under Sport England's Active Partnerships Funding 21-24 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Active Partnerships Funding 21-24. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£35,000 07/10/2020
"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
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Young People Foward
£600,000 09/09/2020
A grant to provide a minimum of 570 young people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness with opportunities to be active in a safe and supportive environment and provide bespoke support to ....more
Sport England - Opening Up School Facilities
£70,000 21/04/2020
7
Funding under Sport England's Access to Schools funding programme for a Revenue project titled Opening Up School Facilities. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21
£50,000 30/01/2020
23
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - 2019-20 CSP Children and Young People Delivery
£100,000 27/09/2019
19
Funding under Sport England's Primary Link Funding funding programme for a Revenue project titled 2019-20 CSP Children and Young People Delivery. This project is a Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - 2019-20 CSP Children and Young People Delivery
£100,000 19/03/2019
19
Funding under Sport England's Primary Link Funding funding programme for a Revenue project titled 2019-20 CSP Children and Young People Delivery. This project is a Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - CSP External Board Evaluation Project 2018-19
£60,000 10/12/2018
4
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2018-19 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP External Board Evaluation Project 2018-19. This project lists its main activity as ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP External Board Evaluation Project 2018-19
£60,000 10/12/2018
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2018-19 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP External Board Evaluation Project 2018-19'. This project lists its main activity as ....more
Sport England - CSP Chairs Networking & Training Event 2018
£11,550 15/10/2018
0
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2018-19 funding programme for a Revenue project titled CSP Chairs Networking & Training Event 2018. This project lists its main activity as ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-CSP Chairs Networking & Training Event 2018
£11,550 15/10/2018
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2018-19 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'CSP Chairs Networking & Training Event 2018'. This project lists its main activity as ....more
Sport England - Governance Support 2018-19 County Durham CSP review
£16,000 31/07/2018
1
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2016-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Governance Support 2018-19 County Durham CSP review. This project lists its main activity ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Governance Support 2018-19 County Durham CSP review
£16,000 31/07/2018
Funding under Sport England's NGB Governance Support 2016-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Governance Support 2018-19 County Durham CSP review'. This project lists its main activity ....more
Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21
£800,000 20/06/2018
23
Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - 2017-18 Primary School Support
£100,000 19/03/2018
11
Funding under Sport England's Primary School Support 2017/18 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 2017-18 Primary School Support. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building ....more
Sport England - Core Funding 2014-17
£210,000 28/02/2018
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Core Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Core Funding 2014-17
£5,000 24/03/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's Core Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Core Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - Primary PE and School Sport Premium support
£100,000 16/01/2017
23
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary PE and School Sport Premium support. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
Sport England - Governance Support 2016-17
£25,000 11/10/2016
6
Funding under Sport England's CSP Governance Support 2016-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Governance Support 2016-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and ....more
Sport England - Core Funding 2014-17
£460,000 06/07/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Core Funding 2014-17. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Sport England - Primary PE and School Sport Premium support
£100,000 23/03/2016
23
Funding under Sport England's CSP Funding 2014-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary PE and School Sport Premium support. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2011, number: 1144600
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/2011, number: 07800542
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

SPORTPARK LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
3 OAKWOOD DRIVE
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE11 3QF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COUNTIES THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE, OR TO ASSIST COUNTY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP ORGANISATIONS IN PROVIDING, AND TO PROMOTE:-(1) PUBLIC FACILITIES, AMENITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR HEALTHY RECREATION;(2) FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES;(3) THE IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGHPARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION;(4) EDUCATION, TRAINING AND COACHING COURSES WHICH PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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