Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION 

To offer positive activities to engage disadvantaged young people and communities; to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in developing life and social skills and to access training, education and employment. By supporting young people have a positive impact on society by tackling inequality and providing opportunities for social mobility.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 11 years

www.rioferdinandfoundation.com

info@rioferdinandfoundation.com

01923 901 555

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£765£693£71£0£123£540.91920
31/03/22£440£475£-36n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£488£402£86n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£250£277£-27n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£263£286£-23n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£393£386£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£292£274£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£177£266£-89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£343£299£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£412£373£39£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 20 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund£280,203
DCMS£65,330
BBC Children in Need£41,030
Youth Music£29,379
City Bridge Trust£16,500
Sport England£14,019
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Rio Ferdinand Foundation
£10,000 29/08/2023
Purchase of computer equipment for a charity which works with young people aged 10-25 in the UK
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Off The Record
£9,938 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a series of workshops during the summer holidays for young people in the community to include a mix of creative arts filmmaking and music where participants will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Young Downham
£9,963 16/09/2022
The funding will be used to run weekly activities for disengaged young people which will include football and fitness media skills and monthly inspiring guest speakers. The project aims to raise ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Futures
£230,455 01/08/2022
This funding will support Rio Ferdinand Foundation in partnership with YourStory to deliver a new project designed to work with young people and families mostly marginalised by the pandemic receiving ....more
Youth Music - Safe&Sound
£29,379 22/07/2022
Safe&Sound
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Leaders in Action
£9,980 22/09/2021
The Rio Ferdinand Foundation is using a £9980 grant to run the Youth Leaders in Action programme for young people in Belfast. The young people will be trained in peer research creative skills and ....more
Sport England - Euro 2021 RTP
£4,850 26/05/2021
9
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Football funding programme for a Revenue project titled Euro 2021 RTP. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - South London Leaders
£9,967 07/05/2021
The funding will be used to set up a young leaders' programme. The project aims to address issues such as personal development and mental ill health through peer support workshops and community ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF)
£38,100 28/07/2020
Covid19 - This COVID-19 project will deliver opportunities for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities in Belfast, developing skills essential for employment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£62,400 03/07/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF)
£2,930 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing and equipment to deliver digital and socially distant activities for children and young people in a deprived area who are isolated due to Covid-19. It will ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,930 02/06/2020
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 ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Rio Ferdinand Foundation
£16,500 28/05/2020
A grant of £16,500 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Sport England - S’port Network
£9,169 28/11/2019
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled S’port Network. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - #Achievers Digital Leaders
£9,900 31/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver arts and media based activities to support young people who are experiencing the effects of social disadvantage, with the aim to reduce isolation and encourage ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£29,900 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF)
£29,970 22/11/2018
36
This project will run Youth Leadership programmes, for young people experiencing poor mental health and living in poverty and deprivation. This will develop their confidence, resilience, and allow ....more
Sport England - #GoGirl
£9,200 10/07/2018
7
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled #GoGirl. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Platform 5
£9,950 25/10/2017
12
This project will run an online platform creating digital content focused on tackling issues young people face, providing people with opportunities to fulfil their potential and inspire others.
Sport England - Goals 4 Girls
£9,390 03/07/2017
8
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Goals 4 Girls. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - RFF Inspiring Youth Leaders
£358,119 09/02/2017
36
This project will work with marginalised young people aged 14 to 25 who are deemed at risk of entering the criminal justice system. These young people live in low income areas with high youth crime ....more
Sport England - RFF Youth Sports Leaders
£9,875 08/06/2016
18
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled RFF Youth Sports Leaders. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Comic Relief - 5 Star Active
£75,000 27/01/2016
36
Growing up in some parts of South London can be difficult, with young people experiencing high levels of crime, unemployment and educational underachievement. Issues relating to gangs are also ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rio's Rising Stars
£270,820 17/06/2013
36
The aim of this new project is to tackle anti-social behaviour, improve the social skills, increase the access to training, education and employment amongst disadvantaged young people aged 11 to 25 ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2013, number: 1151127
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/2012, number: 07956602
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR16: 23 days late,
Main office

Cox Costello and Horne
Batchworth Lock House
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1JJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 30 WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CAPACITY BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; (FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS 'YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 TO 30 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM').(B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF 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; PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION; (E) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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