Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 21

LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT AND BUSINESS

Leadership Through Sport & Business is a national social mobility charity that prepares and supports disadvantaged young people across the UK into meaningful employment with major firms.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/06/23		£1,761	£1,311	£450	£172	£1,643	£1,306	12	22	350
30/06/22		£1,534	£1,106	£428	£68	£1,193	£612	6.6	20	276
30/06/21		£1,177	£972	£204	£151	£764	£460	5.7	18	276
30/06/20		£1,018	£932	£86	£193	£560	£482	6.2	15	214
30/06/19		£1,127	£739	£388	£140	£474	£414	6.7	11	171
30/06/18		£655	£623	£32	£100	£87	£72	1.4	9	0
30/06/17		£398	£378	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16	*	£254	£250	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/15		£193	£186	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/14		£139	£123	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13		£275	£269	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 12 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 7.8

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years

http://www.leadershipthroughsport.org/

info@leadershipthroughsport.org

01516003079

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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

Walcot Foundation	£48,034
Essex Community Foundation	£12,446
Westminster Foundation	£10,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£9,556

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Leadership Through Sport and Business
£7,448	01/06/2023	to support a programme designed to improve the employability of 10 disadvantaged young people from Southend
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - More Than An Apprenticeship
£9,556	21/04/2023	To support disadvantaged NEET young people (18-24) through 2 skills boot camps to develop skills and confidence needed to secure employment. Interview practice and work experience will be provided. Both boot camps will conclude in interview for ....more To support disadvantaged NEET young people (18-24) through 2 skills boot camps to develop skills and confidence needed to secure employment. Interview practice and work experience will be provided. Both boot camps will conclude in interview for current vacancies and continued support and care from an assigned mentor for the first 6 months in their new role.
Westminster Foundation - ADWC grant - Leadership Through Sport and Business (LTSB) - 20/10/2022
£10,000	20/10/2022 12	Career Development Manager in Liverpool
Walcot Foundation - More Than An Apprentice, Lambeth
£48,034	26/07/2021 24	Support for young people to gain paid apprenticeships via 3 specialist employability 'bootcamps' a year. Each bootcamp is between 1 month and 4 months long (depending on the sector) and participants will receive many of the employability skills and ....more Support for young people to gain paid apprenticeships via 3 specialist employability 'bootcamps' a year. Each bootcamp is between 1 month and 4 months long (depending on the sector) and participants will receive many of the employability skills and qualifications needed to transition into employment in the finance, legal, and digital sectors upon completion (e.g. AAT Accounting level 2). Participants are then supported into paid roles with LTSB partners, such as NatWest.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Leadership Through Sport and Business
£4,998	13/04/2021	to support a programme designed to improve the employment prospects of disadvantaged young people from Southend
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000	22/10/2018	Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-71

BHARAT MEHTA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Executive

DARREN GURNER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Banker

GARY JOHN DUGGAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

JEFFREY CHRISTOPHER HAYES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LORRAINE EMMA BARCLAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Of Global Business Services

NABHAN NASSOR MOORE-BASTIEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accounts Payable Specialist

PATRICK CHARLES THORNTON-SMITH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commercial Director

RUTH LOUISE POULTEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Social Impact And Esg Manager

VICTORIA KATHRYN KIRKHOPE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Director

WINCIE WONG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Engineering Workforce Transformation

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2012, number: 1147616
Registered at Companies House on 17/04/2012, number: 08033634

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR16: 24 days late,

Main office

HORTON HOUSE
EXCHANGE FLAGS
LIVERPOOL
MERSEYSIDE
L2 3YL

Objectives

1.1 The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following for the public benefit:1.1.1 To advance the Education of the public in general and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing children and young people in particular through provision of sport training and related opportunities, academic study and life skills experience;1.1.2 To pursue such other charitable purpose or purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall select from time to time.1.2 Throughout the Articles, 'charitable' means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the 2005 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the Articles of the Charity is the law of England and Wales.1.3 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

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