Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 5

Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2

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

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

INVICTUS GAMES FOUNDATION

The primary activity of the Invictus Games Foundation (Charity) is to provide recovery pathways for international wounded injured and sick service personnel and veterans and their families. The Charity uses the biennial Invictus Games to inspire recovery and provides access to sports, esports and adventurous challenges Beyond the Games underpinned through the We Are Invictus app.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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		£2,720	£2,548	£172	£255	£1,785	£1,378	6.5	12	45
31/12/22		£2,072	£2,029	£43	£103	£1,613	£1,287	7.6	12	45
31/12/21		£1,240	£1,243	£-3	£73	£1,570	£1,037	10	9	21
31/12/20		£1,772	£1,181	£592	£144	£1,573	£1,003	10.2	6	6
31/12/19		£1,059	£972	£87	£134	£981	£898	11.1	4	0
31/12/18		£987	£784	£203	£75	£894	£858	13.1	2	0
31/12/17		£563	£626	£-63	£61	£595	£595	11.4	2	0
31/12/16?		£402	£455	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/15	*	£970	£376	£594	£0	£594	£594	19	1	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 10 years

www.invictusgamesfoundation.org

info@invictusgames.org

02038484650

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Community sports activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry of Defence - VMHaW: Portfolio Development Grants
£10,000	11/02/2022	To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
Ministry of Defence - Veterans Places, Pathways and People Portfolio Grants Stage 2
£799,841	12/11/2021	To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500	12/11/2021	To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500	12/11/2021	To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£50,000	03/09/2021	For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000	12/02/2021	Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000	13/11/2020	The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£190,000	14/08/2020	To provide support and mentoring to organisations delivering activities and opportunities under the Positive Pathways programme
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£57,000	25/06/2020	Funding allowed the group to maintain and enhance its online support services to enable the Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) Forces community to stay connected, lead physical and mental health initiatives and empower peer-led support as a positive ....more Funding allowed the group to maintain and enhance its online support services to enable the Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) Forces community to stay connected, lead physical and mental health initiatives and empower peer-led support as a positive response to the pandemic.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£57,000	15/06/2020	To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67

CONNY MARTINA WILHELMINA MARIA WENTING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Coach And Business Consultant

EDWARD LANE FOX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Communications

JOHN-JAMES CHALMERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Broadcaster

JONATHAN DAVID EDWARDS CBE Appointed: 2023

KAREN BRIGGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

LORD CHARLES LAMB ALLEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chairman

MELANIE RICHARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non Executive Director

PATRICK GUY NICOLL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2014, number: 1159482
Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2014, number: 09318784

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 04/01/2019, current status: Small charity

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR15: 13 days late,

Main office

Third Floor
24 Old Bond Street
London
W1S 4AP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION OF WOUNDED, INJURED AND SICK SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN, BOTH VETERAN AND SERVING, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, INCLUDING BY:(A) ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY AND EQUALLY IN SOCIETY; AND (B) ORGANISING, ENCOURAGING THE ORGANISATION OF AND FACILITATING SPORTING AND OTHER EVENTS WHICH RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THE POSITION OF WOUNDED, INJURED AND SICK SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN, BOTH VETERAN AND SERVING AND THE ROLE PLAYED BY THEIR FAMILIES.

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