Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE HARLEQUINS FOUNDATION 

Our vision is a world where the power of sport is used to drive positive change. Our focus is on inspirational, sustainable and transformative solutions that tackle inequality, poor health and the challenges facing the most vulnerable in society using education, skills development and entrepreneurship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
30/06/22£786£856£-70£9£351£3194.5225
30/06/21£563£626£-62£64£420£3306.3163
30/06/20£540£605£-66£0£483£4428.8170
30/06/19*£722£669£53£19£548£4157.4110
30/06/18£608£421£187£0£496£3098.870
30/06/17£553£308£244£0£308£2218.650
30/06/16*£258£246£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 70%
Liabilities/Income: 105%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

http://www.quins.co.uk

foundation@quins.co.uk

02084106000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 5 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
City Bridge Trust£38,340
Sport England£29,898
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
London Catalyst£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Catalyst - Harlequins Foundation - 1
£2,500 21/06/2021
Knee Rehabilitation Clinic
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,999 05/03/2021
2
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Wheelchair Rugby
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,999 21/12/2020
2
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Wheelchair Rugby
Sport England - The Jesters
£9,900 22/09/2020
17
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Jesters. This project is a Wheelchair Rugby project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Harlequins Foundation
£38,340 28/05/2020
£38,340 towards costs as outlined in your application, excluding central costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Imagination Cafe
£10,000 31/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to run social events for older people at the Imagination Cafe. The project aims to encourage the development of new social relationships and improve wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2015, number: 1161838
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/2014, number: 09299973
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR19: 26 days late, AR16: 29 days late,
Main office

The Twickenham Stoop
Langhorn Drive
Twickenham
TW2 7SX

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1.1.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND/OR1.1.2 TO RELIEVE NEED IN INDIVIDUALS ARISING FROM THEIR YOUTH, AGE, GENDER, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES; AND/OR1.1.3 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SOCIALLY OR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND/OR1.1.4 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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