Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
No PartB

Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE CROSSBAR FOUNDATION

Charity

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of 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
05/04/23		£22	£4	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/22		£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/21		£6	£4	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/20	*	£51	£49	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/19	*	£49	£53	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
05/04/18	*	£90	£88	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	*	£38	£38	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

https://www.thecrossbarfoundation.org

01952 677965

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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	£10,000
Sport England	£6,335
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	07/02/2023	to deliver school holiday activities for children and young people during the Easter half-term and summer holidays (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Crossbar Basketball for All
£6,335	16/12/2022	This project will support children and young people aged 7-16 from deprived areas of Shrewsbury through engaging them with 1.5 hrs per week of Basketball sessions for 48 weeks. The project would also ....more This project will support children and young people aged 7-16 from deprived areas of Shrewsbury through engaging them with 1.5 hrs per week of Basketball sessions for 48 weeks. The project would also offer Introduction to Coaching Basketball Awards. The project aims to help those living in deprived areas, to increase their physical activity levels and improve mental health. There will be 2 coaches, equipment to ensure each young person has a basketball to use, coach qualifications, venue hire and promotion. The children and young people who complete the Introduction to Coaching course will be given opportunities to volunteer in other basketball sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Crossbar Challenge
£10,000	09/12/2022	The funding will be used to pilot a project with 40 young people from disadvantaged areas to build leadership and community skills. To do this they will complete their social action complete 30 hours ....more The funding will be used to pilot a project with 40 young people from disadvantaged areas to build leadership and community skills. To do this they will complete their social action complete 30 hours of volunteering complete a youth/sports leadership award peer mentor another young person and speak at a celebration event.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

AISTON SAM Appointed: 2016

EDWARD JAMES WATKINS Appointed: 2016

MARK ROBERT HIGNETT Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2016, number: 1167741

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR20: 40 days late, AR19: 70 days late, AR18: 225 days late, AR17: 65 days late,

Main office

Unit 1B
Vernon Drive
Battlefield Enterprise Park
SHREWSBURY
SY1 3TF

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND COACHING FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.B) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING COACHING SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES AND FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPABILITIES AND ENABLE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.D) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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