Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
    • Only 4 Trustees: -1
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    WINCHESTER CITY PENGUINS SWIMMING CLUB 

    To operate as an aquatics club that provides facilities for and promotes the participation of thecommunity in competitive swimming and other related activities and encourages the teaching,development and practice of these activities without discrimination and regardless of sex, ethnicorigin, religion, age, disability or political persuasion.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • There are only 4 trustees
    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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
    31/08/23£852£757£95£0£290£2724.378122
    31/08/22£794£763£31£0£194£1792.886110
    31/08/21£486£520£-33n/an/an/an/an/a76
    31/08/20£557£560£-3£0£196£185415070
    31/08/19£698£636£62£0£199£1873.59875
    31/08/18£604£559£44£0£137£1312.8800
    31/08/17£572£498£73£0£93£932.2730
    31/08/16£504£515£-11£0£20£200.5540
    31/08/15£398£433£-35£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/14£370£425£-55£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: 41%
    Liabilities/Income: 24%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.9
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 11 years

    www.wcpsc.org.uk

    ceo@wcpsc.org.uk

    07419118016

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Hampshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 78 employees
    • 122 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2013, number: 1153439
    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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    10 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    WCPSC c/o Knight Goodhead
    7 Bournemouth Road
    Chandler's Ford
    EASTLEIGH
    Hampshire
    SO53 3DA

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY IN COMPETITIVE SWIMMING AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES BY THE TEACHING, DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE OF THESE ACTIVITIES

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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