Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

TO INSPIRE, ENRICH AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITIES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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

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
30/06/23	£909	£842	£67	£0	£657	£600	8.6	43	8
30/06/22	£776	£699	£77	£0	£591	£319	5.5	38	1
30/06/21	£614	£435	£179	£0	£514	£215	5.9	23	15
30/06/20	£540	£474	£66	£0	£335	£101	2.6	26	12
30/06/19	£525	£455	£69	£0	£269	£-221	-5.8	29	15
30/06/18	£428	£395	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	£458	£345	£114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	£375	£345	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£295	£272	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

https://www.cu-fc.com/CUCF

cucf@colchesterunited.net

01206755160

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

43 employees
8 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

BBC Children in Need	£33,065
Essex Community Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Colchester United Football in the Community
£30,140	30/07/2021	This project will deliver sports activities to children and young people with disabilities in Colchester. The activities will improve physical health, feelings of positive empowerment and self-belief ....more This project will deliver sports activities to children and young people with disabilities in Colchester. The activities will improve physical health, feelings of positive empowerment and self-belief to raise aspirations.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Colchester United Football in the Community
£5,000	18/03/2021	to help deliver a Knife Crime education programme for young people across North East Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Colchester United Football in the Community
£5,000	08/10/2020	to continue community outreach and provide physical and social activities for older and vulnerable people in North East Essex in response to the COVID19 lockdown
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Colchester United Football in the Community
£2,925	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund online group and individual support to young people living in areas of deprivation and experiencing isolation due to the impact of Covid-19. The support will help them ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund online group and individual support to young people living in areas of deprivation and experiencing isolation due to the impact of Covid-19. The support will help them with their self-belief and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Colchester United Football in the Community - Community Outreach Programme
£7,500	30/04/2020 1	The funding will be used to coordinate volunteer food delivery and emergency supplies to people locally in partnership with other local community organisations. The project aims to strengthen ....more The funding will be used to coordinate volunteer food delivery and emergency supplies to people locally in partnership with other local community organisations. The project aims to strengthen community relationships and relieve stress.
Essex Community Foundation - Colchester United Premier League Kicks - Walton Columbine Centre
£5,000	14/02/2019 12	To run social inclusion sports and community safety advice sessions for young people in the Walton-on-the-Naze area
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Colchester United Football in the Community
£29,820	30/07/2018 36	This project will provide specialist sport sessions for disabled children and young people, which will improve their physical health, increase their self-belief and confidence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-73

DMITRI HALAJKO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

ANNE TURRELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

LINDA GAINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

ROBERT COWLING Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Md Aspire Media Group

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/11/2014, number: 1159381
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2014, number: 09152373

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
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

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Colchester United Football Club
Jobserve Community Stadium
United Way
Mile End
COLCHESTER
CO4 5UP

Objectives

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 COLCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: 3.1 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); 3.2 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, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; 3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND 3.5 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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