Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

INSPIRE FITNESS ACADEMY 

We tackle inequalities in disadvantaged communities,helping them to become more inclusive.We promote engagement and inclusion through fitness,1:1 work,volunteering, mentoring, education, training and events,increasing confidence, wellbeing, life-skills and employability and encouraging community-cohesion.We adapt to complex individual needs,including mental-health issues and learning difficulties.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22£85£85£0n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21*£123£101£23n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£113£73£40n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£135£136£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£76£86£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£57£56£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£58£69£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£57£68£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£22£31£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£63£9£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.inspirefitnessacademy.co.uk

sam@inspirefitnessacademy.co.uk

07546161805

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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£48,920
DCMS£33,043
Power to Change£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£7,900
Co-Operative Group£1,370
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Inspire Fitness Academy
£1,370 22/10/2022
This project will increase inclusion and benefit participants' physical/mental health. We use activities like boxing to build leadership and life skills, particularly for disadvantaged/SEN children.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Platinum Impact: Get Active Realising Talent
£9,945 13/09/2022
This project will provide introductory wrestling courses for 4 different cohorts of young people at the academy's new gym space. 40 from 100 people will progress past the first twelve weeks to stage ....more
Power to Change - Renewal - Inspire Fitness Academy
£20,000 17/03/2021
Grant to Renewal - Inspire Fitness Academy
Sport England - Covid-19 Return to Play
£33,043 12/11/2020
3
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Covid-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
DCMS - ALB-SportEngland-Covid-19 Return to Play
£33,043 12/11/2020
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Covid-19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,932 23/06/2020
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 Boxing
National Lottery Community Fund - The IFA One Stop Shop
£7,900 30/04/2020
5
The funding will be used to pay staff costs to deliver a series of online sessions for the community including fitness classes healthy cooking sessions and diet advice. The project aims to keep ....more
Sport England - SplashFit Fitness For All Club
£46,754 14/01/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'SplashFit Fitness For All Club'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2011, number: 1144994
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR21: 164 days late, AR17: 26 days late, AR16: 52 days late, AR15: 122 days late, AR12: 252 days late,
Main office

96 Pastures Hill
Littleover
DERBY
DE23 4BD

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR FITNESS CLASSES, SWIMMING AND AMATEUR BOXING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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