Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE BLACKPOOL BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB 

Objectives and aimsThe general objects of the Club are to promote the mental, physical and social well-being of boys and girls resident in the Blackpool area; to collect funds for administration and to administer such monies as may from time to time be subscribed for the benefit of the Club and its members; and to arrange and provide such outside activities as
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 8 years

www.blackpoolboysandgirlsclub.org.uk

blackpoolboysandgirlsclub@live.co.uk

01253312372

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£97£90£7n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21*£104£95£9n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/20£118£154£-36n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£172£128£44n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/18*£98£146£-48£0£0£0n/a018
31/03/17*£150£138£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 14 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackpool,

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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£134,050
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,864
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Volunteer recruitment
£124,370 13/07/2023
Funding would allow the group to deliver its Peer Educator programme. This is an opportunity for young people to become involved in volunteering for the club and working in the community. The ‘grow ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Community work
£9,680 07/02/2023
To work with young people to develop activities to address loneliness in the community. This will be done through training, development of self-help sheets, and creating loneliness ambassador.
National Lottery Community Fund - Activities for Young People
£9,864 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to employ two part time workers. The project aims to work with young people in their transition from dependence to independence by facilitating their personal social and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/02/2022
Core funding and staff salary support for Blackpool Boys & Girls Clubs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 18/10/2018
Blackpool Boys & Girls Clubs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 13/07/2017
Core funding support
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Blackpool Boys and Girls Club
£74,925 22/11/2016
36
funding will provide the charity with extra capacity to enable them to support young NEET people who are struggling to access work opportunities by providing a structured package of support including ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Blackpool Boys & Girls Club
£117,000 12/09/2013
36
towards three years’ salary of the Club Leader at a youth project that works with disadvantaged young people in Blackpool
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2016, number: 1165659
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 84 days late, AR18: 99 days late, AR17: 101 days late,
Main office

Marton & Mereside Community Centre
Bowness Avenue
BLACKPOOL
FY4 4TE

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF [AGE ] LIVING IN [AREA OF BENEFIT] BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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