Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
All male board: -3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION

to advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life and provide support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/08/23		£1,174	£1,233	£-59	£11	£1,313	£1,027	10	31	4
31/08/22		£1,610	£1,025	£585	£35	£1,363	£1,076	12.6	26	4
31/08/21?		£1,002	£888	£114	£21	£799	£446	6	26	0
30/06/20		£1,029	£896	£133	£49	£685	£328	4.4	30	9
30/06/19		£1,013	£874	£139	£107	£552	£221	3	30	0
30/06/18		£762	£643	£118	£151	£462	£222	4.1	15	0
30/06/17		£195	£259	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16?		£306	£203	£103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/15	*	£213	£142	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/14		£294	£172	£122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/13	*	£210	£104	£105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 10 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 10

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years

www.htafcfoundation.com

siobhan.atkinson@htafcfoundation.com

01484 503 773

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Calderdale, Kirklees,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

DCMS	£30,712
Sport England	£14,908
National Lottery Community Fund	£4,190
Co-Operative Group	£2,184

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Terriers Ability
£14,908	27/10/2023 15	This project will offer a safe space for over 18s with SEND needs and engage with 50 participants and their families/carers to provide opportunities to access weekly multi sports and games sessions. ....more This project will offer a safe space for over 18s with SEND needs and engage with 50 participants and their families/carers to provide opportunities to access weekly multi sports and games sessions. There will be 2 x one hour weekly sessions for 42 weeks operating from the Huddersfield and Dewsbury Leisure Centres which are accessible by public transport and cars. Funding will be used for transport, equipment, promotion, facility hire and coaches fees.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Huddersfield Town Foundation
£2,184	22/10/2022	We will provide breakfast for children in 41 schools across the Kirklees area for one year.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Wellness Programme
£4,190	08/09/2021	The group aim to support the physical and mental health for people aged over 45 in the area by providing a range of activities. Funding will go towards equipment and staff costs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,712	29/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-55

AIDAN GRILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR DELROY BEVERLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

MARTIN GONZALEZ Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Development Manager

RYAN VIRTUE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2012, number: 1146501
Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2011, number: 07690182

Gift Aid

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR15: 49 days late, AR13: 154 days late,

Main office

c/o Huddersfield Town AFC
Stadium Way
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 6PG

Objectives

3. Objects3.1 The Charity's objects (Objects) are for the benefit of the public generally, both in the United Kingdom and overseas and, in particular, the inhabitants of Kirklees and Calderdale, West Yorkshire and its surrounding areas:3.1.1 to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health (facilities in this Article 3 means land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities);3.1.2 to provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life;3.1.3 to advance the education of the general public through such means as the Trustees think fit in accordance with charity law;3.1.4 to advance in life, and help, people through: 3.1.4.1 the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life: and 3.1.4.2 providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature responsible individuals; 3.1.5 to help people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society; 3.1.6 to assist in the relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people; 3.1.7 to assist in the relief of financial hardship, either general or individually, of people by making grants of money for providing or paying for items, services or facilities; and3.1.8 for such other charitable objects for the benefit of the public as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may determine.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.