Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

PLYMOUTH SPORTS CHARITY LIMITED

Using the medium of sport and education to support disadvantaged young people and vulnerable adults in Plymouth and the surrounding area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/01/23£163£163£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£120£190£-70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21£120£190£-70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20£347£134£213n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/19£141£146£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£148£167£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£176£144£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£76£74£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£74£76£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£58£56£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£84£86£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.pscharity.org.uk

info@pscharity.org.uk

07807274617

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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
DCMS£46,500
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Sport England£14,385
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
True Colours Trust£4,800
BBC Children in Need£4,500
Devon Community Foundation£4,440
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Get into Golf Plymouth
£14,385 20/11/2023
11
This project in Plymouth is aimed at middle aged men between the ages of 39 and 64 who are struggling with their physical health causing them live a sedentary lifestyle. It will deliver eight five-week (twice a week) free introductory golf ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Time to build
£10,000 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to delivered tailored fitness and gym style classes to disabled adults. The project aims to support them to increase fitness improve their health well-being and reduce social isolation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plymouth Sports Academy
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 20/09/2022
towards a project to improve the mental health and wellbeing of at risk men in Devon (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Devon Community Foundation - Exercise for Arthritus
£2,000 04/05/2022
Specialised exercise programme for people with arthritis
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Plymouth Sports
£2,302 23/10/2021
We would like to purchase hybrid bikes that can be used by our patients during our free outdoor cycling sessions for patients living with chronic conditions.
National Lottery Community Fund - female fit
£10,000 29/07/2021
The funding will be used to run a variety of exercise sessions targeting women who are suffering with poor physical mental and social health.
True Colours Trust - Towards a sports programme for disabled children – COVID19 response
£4,800 14/10/2020
Towards a sports programme for disabled children – COVID19 response
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£42,500 04/09/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plymouth Sports Academy
£4,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will deliver sports activities for children and young people from low income families experiencing who are isolated at home due to Covid-19 and it will reduce their social isolation.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000 19/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID-19’ Active together
£2,440 07/04/2020
Grant to Plymouth Sports Charity
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 07/02/2020
24
Step by step to a healthy habit
National Lottery Community Fund - Sporting Fun
£10,000 18/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver fitness activities to members of the community. The project aims to bring people together, reduce isolation and improve health and fitness.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plymouth Sports Academy
£82,125 26/06/2019
36
This project will deliver sports activities for children and young people from low income families experiencing multiple vulnerabilities. The sessions will help to improve their physical health, social skills and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Man Power
£207,300 29/05/2019
36
Man Kind
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating connections, reaching our potential!
£9,945 21/03/2018
12
The funding will be used to build links between communities and neighbourhoods in Plymouth in order to strengthen relationships, facilitate a city-wide activity network, and help reduce isolation.
Comic Relief - Active together
£48,200 27/09/2017
24
Plymouth Sports Charity will deliver regular sports and social activities in 2 deprived areas of Plymouth: Whitleigh and Keyham. These activities will bring together young people and older people to increase community cohesion as well as to improve ....more
Comic Relief - Saltash HASH TAG
£7,600 19/07/2017
12
Plymouth Sports Charity will deliver a 30-week programme in Saltash to 10 young people aged 16 to 18 who have dropped out of education and have mental health and other difficulties. The activities will include tag rugby, and rugby coaching all ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sporting Change
£199,000 09/03/2016
36
A project to provide a range of activities to improve the mental and physical health and emotional well-being of disadvantaged young people aged 16 – 25 in Plymouth. Activities will include improving coping skills, stress management, and ....more
Sport England - Saltash Boccia Club (SBC)
£5,200 27/01/2016
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Saltash Boccia Club (SBC). This project is a Boccia project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Ace Tennis
£8,100 19/03/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Ace Tennis'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - PSA Golf Project
£8,800 21/08/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'PSA Golf Project'. This project lists its main activity as Golf.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-68
  • GARRY THOMPSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo
  • MARIA RINGSTROM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Administrator
  • ANGELINE SANDFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Child Minder
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/02/2012, number: 1146141
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/08/2011, number: 07755411
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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

1 Haysend Walk
PLYMOUTH
PL6 6FX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PLYMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONA OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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