Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

    AFC FYLDE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

    The AFC Fylde Community Foundation, works within the Borough of Fylde and where applicable West Lancashire in order to deliver a range of enriching, life changing and person centred interventions.The Foundation, uses the power of sport in order to reach out to members of the community who face significant disadvantage, using a range of person centred tools to sustain positive change.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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:

    • 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
    31/05/23£743£668£75£0£192£1923.4215
    31/05/22£673£608£65£0£117£1172.3210
    31/05/21£360£414£-54n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/05/20£540£567£-26£0£105£1052.22015
    31/05/19*£626£609£17£0£132£1322.6232
    31/05/18*£551£509£42£18£115£1152.7460
    31/05/17£403£343£60£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: 40%
    Liabilities/Income: 17%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 9 years

    www.afcfyldefoundation.co.uk

    community@afcfylde.co.uk

    01772598856

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 21 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£119,652
    BBC Children in Need£29,700
    Ministry of Defence£29,273
    Sport England£15,051
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to AFC Fylde Community Foundation
    £3,000 27/06/2023
    To fund a staff member to provide weekly group sessions for over 55s who are vulnerable and isolated. The activities would include walk and talk by the sea, arm chair exercises, quizzes, and ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,910 22/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,910 22/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Fylde Loneliness Prevention Project
    £99,922 16/02/2023
    The funding will be used to deliver theFylde Loneliness Prevention Programme for adults aged 65 years and over who may be vulnerable socially isolated and lonely. Support consists of a 12 week ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Moving On
    £9,980 08/10/2021
    The funding will be used to deliver an employability programme for adults with learning disabilities. This project aims to improve their confidence through team building activities increase skills ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,453 18/06/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
    £7,740 18/03/2021
    5
    Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to AFC Fylde Community Foundation
    £29,700 18/12/2020
    This project will deliver weekly sports activities for disabled children and young people in Fylde, Lancashire, helping young people form positive relationships, and helping to improve their physical ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Fylde Loneliness Prevention Programme
    £9,750 22/10/2020
    9
    The funding will be used to deliver a bespoke one to one support programme for vulnerable people aged over 65 years who are socially isolated with no support network during Covid-19. The project will ....more
    Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
    £7,311 23/06/2020
    4
    Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The AFC Fylde Community Foundation
    £3,045 29/11/2017
    We require financial support to pay for specialist staff to support adults who are living with disabilities.
    Sport England - Blackpool GOAL 'helping females achieve their GOALS'
    £8,600 10/10/2016
    16
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Blackpool GOAL 'helping females achieve their GOALS'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
    Sport England - Fylde Festival of Sport
    £4,200 29/05/2014
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Fylde Festival of Sport'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sport4Fylde
    £10,000 27/11/2013
    12
    _x000B_This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Preston. The organisation will use the funding to deliver sports activities to young people in the local area. This will reduce anti social ....more
    Sport England - Fitness4Fylde
    £4,620 16/10/2013
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Fitness4Fylde'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
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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: 46-72
    • KATE JACKSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Occupational Therapist
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2015, number: 1163911
    • Registered at Companies House on 28/01/2015, number: 09411676
    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
    • Investment
    • 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
    7 returns made; AR19: 84 days late, AR18: 196 days late,
    Main office

    AFC Fylde Community Foundation
    Fylde Sports and Education Centre
    Coronation Way
    Wesham
    PRESTON
    PR4 3JZ

    Objectives

    1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING BY THE PROVISION OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL IN ALL WAYS AND ACCORDING TO ALL ABILITIES;2 SUCH OF OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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