Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: -10

Support Score: 4

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -1
Accounts overdue -5

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -14

STEVENAGE LEISURE

The provision of affordable facilities and activities for everyone in the interest of social welfare, provided to the public at large, to preserve good health, well being and stimulation through community participation in sports, recreation, fitness, health, education, performing arts, galleries, museums, theatres, libraries, community halls, parks and leisure centres

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £855,637 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There is a pension deficit of £195,000
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22		£25,101	£25,000	£102	£0	£-856	£-856	-0.4	1,084	0
31/03/21	*	£15,727	£17,615	£-1,888	£0	£-4,024	£-4,024	-2.7	1,145	0
31/03/20		£31,412	£31,335	£77	£0	£-261	£-261	-0.1	1,435	0
31/03/19		£29,187	£29,283	£-97	£0	£711	£791	0.3	1,319	20
31/03/18		£26,435	£26,300	£134	£0	£595	£831	0.4	1,197	20
31/03/17		£22,403	£22,149	£254	£0	£842	£669	0.4	1,047	0
31/03/16		£19,996	£19,861	£134	£0	£700	£502	0.3	975	0
31/03/15		£18,938	£18,575	£363	£12	£-1,040	£348	0.2	947	0
31/03/14		£18,036	£17,984	£51	£12	£306	£240	0.2	914	0
31/03/13		£17,006	£16,715	£291	£12	£504	£229	0.2	910	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 111%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years
(26 years as a company)

http://www.sll.co.uk/

NATALIE.PALMER@SLL.CO.UK

01438242233

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

1,084 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£33,690	29/06/2021 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 - COVID-19 CLRF
£48,527	29/06/2021 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 - COVID-19 CLRF
£38,623	29/06/2021 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
DCMS - Recovery fund
£898,026	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Recovery Fund - round 2
£427,589	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Project
£10,000	03/08/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to purchase a functional electrical stimulation bike for use by people with specific physical needs or disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, ....more The organisation will use the funding to purchase a functional electrical stimulation bike for use by people with specific physical needs or disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinsonâ€™s disease, cerebral palsy, stroke or spinal injuries. This will provide accessible fitness equipment for beneficiaries who canâ€™t use standard gym equipment, to improve their physical health and wellbeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-71

JO RANSOM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Self Employed

JACQUELINE MARIE SALISBURY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None

YOLANDA RUGG Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Commercial Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2011, number: 1144638
Registered at Companies House on 02/10/1997, number: 03446357

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR21: 190 days late,

Main office

Hitchin Swimming Pool
Fishponds Road
HITCHIN
Hertfordshire
SG5 1HA

Objectives

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR:- THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES OR SERVICES; AND/OR- PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/OR- THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS; AND/OR- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT THEREOF OF AN ART GALLERY AND/ OR A MUSEUM; AND/OR- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF OR ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY AND/ OR LIBRARY FACILITIES; AND/OR - THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF VILLAGE OR COMMUNITY HALLS FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA FOR BENEFIT FOR ALL WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND/OR- SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AND CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT ENGLAND

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