Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

RTC SPORTS

The provision of sports, leisure and social facilities and services for the people of the Rede Tyne and Coquet valleys for the purposes of relaxation and with the object of improving conditions of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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 issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/23	£38	£55	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£20	£30	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£98	£69	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£56	£84	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£80	£65	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£95	£74	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£69	£64	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£67	£58	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£60	£61	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£91	£15	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years
(18 years as a company)

www.rtcsports.uk

treasurer@rtcsports.uk

01830520535

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

Sport England	£19,700
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£14,697
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£11,133
Power to Change	£10,750
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,776

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to RTC Sports Ltd
£1,000	03/02/2022	Purchasing a music system with wireless speakers and provide food to encourage young people aged 12+ to use the facility
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to RTC Sports Ltd
£10,133	29/07/2021	The salary costs for a part time Receptionist/House Keeper in Otterburn, Northumberland
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£19,700	15/07/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
National Lottery Community Fund - Activity Development Officer for Leisure Centre in Rural Northumberland
£9,776	19/03/2021 5	The funding will be used towards a part-time Activity Development Officer to develop existing activities to better serve the local community who are based in an area of rural isolation in Northumberland. This aims to reduce isolation and improve ....more The funding will be used towards a part-time Activity Development Officer to develop existing activities to better serve the local community who are based in an area of rural isolation in Northumberland. This aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - continuing youth provision for residents in and around Otterburn, Bellingham and Kirkwhelpington
£9,877	26/06/2020	continuing youth provision for residents in and around Otterburn, Bellingham and Kirkwhelpington
Power to Change - RTC Sports Ltd (TU)
£10,750	22/04/2020	Grant to RTC Sports Ltd (TU)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Improving recreational opportunities for young people aged 11-18
£4,820	22/01/2020	Improving recreational opportunities for young people aged 11-18
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Transport and support staff costs for summer holiday activity sessions for young people living within the Fund's area of benefit
£3,010	02/07/2019	Transport and support staff costs for summer holiday activity sessions for young people living within the Fund's area of benefit
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Youth Development Worker salary
£9,688	11/06/2019	Youth Development Worker salary
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Insulation and security works
£5,988	22/05/2018	Insulation and security works
National Lottery Community Fund - North Tyne Youth Summer Programme 2018
£9,095	10/05/2018 12	The group will provide a summer programme of activities for young people in local rural areas. This will provide a support network to improve their self esteem, opportunities and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	12/03/2018	North Tyne Youth Supporting rural young people in the communities they live.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-71

CHERYL WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Early Hub Locality Manager

CHRISTOPHER JOHN THOMPSON ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Livestock Auctioneer And Farmer

DAVID NELSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Civil Servant

DENISE CORKIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unknown

GRAHAM ANDREW SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Strategic Network Technician

JOHN HARTSHORNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LESLEY ANN SHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Office Manager

LISA BONAR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Nurse

MARK NICHOLSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Forest Craftsperson

PETER FRANCIS MURPHY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2013, number: 1151355
Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2006, number: 05969860

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

R T C Sports Ltd
Otterburn
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE19 1HE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO PROVIDE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE REDE, THE NORTH TYNE AND COQUET VALLEYS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF RELAXATION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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