Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

SWINTON LIONS COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION

To benefit those working or studying in Swinton and Greater Manchester, in advancing education, health, amateur sport and local heritage.(1) Education via appropriate projects. (2) Health via sporting activity and encouraging healthy lifestyles.(3) Amateur sport participation, especially rugby league.(4) Advance and protect the Heritage of Swinton Lions RLFC and the town of Swinton.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material 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:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23	*	£72	£123	£-51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/22		£77	£45	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£41	£9	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19	*	£8	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	*	£74	£73	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£42	£40	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.swintonlionsrlfc.com

steve.wild@swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk

07932500731

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Salford City, Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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	£30,500
Sport England	£19,252
Cheshire Community Foundation	£5,128
Forever Manchester	£3,021

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Lionesses Empowerment Program
£9,875	12/07/2022	The proposal is to introduce and develop grassroots rugby league for women and girls in Timperley / Broomwood Estate in Trafford; Belle Vue / Gorton in Manchester and Swinton in Salford. The sessions ....more The proposal is to introduce and develop grassroots rugby league for women and girls in Timperley / Broomwood Estate in Trafford; Belle Vue / Gorton in Manchester and Swinton in Salford. The sessions will be a mix of rugby league formats including tag and general fitness development for age 12+. Aiming to gradually support players through to the Lionesses, with a long term view of establishing a range of age group teams underpinning the open age offer. Alongside the sessions, the plan is to qualify up to 6 coaches through the programme.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Swinton Lions Community Sports Foundation
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will deliver an extended pilot health and wellbeing programme for young people experiencing deprivation in Greater Manchester to help them build relationships with their community, ....more This project will deliver an extended pilot health and wellbeing programme for young people experiencing deprivation in Greater Manchester to help them build relationships with their community, encourage positive behaviour and increase their self-belief.
Forever Manchester - Swinton Lionesses expansion project
£1,000	27/08/2021	Pitch hire to new women's football team
Cheshire Community Foundation - Jose Kenga- Diversionary and Inclusion Programme Summer-Autumn in Trafford
£5,128	05/06/2021	Swinton Lions Community Sports Foundation provide a range of services for people of all ages across Greater Manchester, these include provision and support community rugby league clubs to grow ....more Swinton Lions Community Sports Foundation provide a range of services for people of all ages across Greater Manchester, these include provision and support community rugby league clubs to grow participation, have developed bespoke female only offers through the Swinton Lionesses, facilitate a community gym and support a range of inclusion and heritage projects. This project will deliver summer activities within the borough of Trafford and ensuring that the participants aged 8-15 will have access to appropriate physical activity opportunities and the provision of food to prevent holiday hunger in key identified targeted areas of Stretford, Sale Moor and Partington. This funding will be used to contribute to staff costs, and mini bus hire to ensure the project can be facilitated. This project will make a significant difference to the participants whom engage with the project as it will ensure all participants will receive a meal as well as enjoying physical activity and opportunity to learn new skills within a friendly caring environment with a a further pathway opportunity built in the program. Holiday Hunger is a significant challenge particularly in the areas of the borough identified and this project will support significantly residents who need this support.
Forever Manchester - Swinton Lionesses expansion project
£2,021	29/04/2021	Rugby league programme for girls and young women
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,377	21/01/2021 6	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 Multi Sports

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN MICHAEL ABBOTT HESKETH (Chair) Appointed: 2023

KELLY WRAY Appointed: 2023

MATTHEW WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN WILD Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2016, number: 1167461

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR23: 28 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 138 days late, AR17: 186 days late,

Main office

SWINTON LIONS CS FOUNDATION
9
WORSLEY ROAD
SWINTON
MANCHEST

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO PEOPLE LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER: (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF COACHING AND OTHER STRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SESSIONS FOR THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES; (3) TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF STRUCTURED PROGRAMMES FOR PARTICIPATION IN A RANGE OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SESSIONS FOR THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES AND BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS PART OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; (4) TO ADVANCE AMATEUR SPORT BY THE PROVISION OF STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A RANGE OF SPORTS, FOCUSING ON, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RUGBY LEAGUE;

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