Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +0

SURREY COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

1. to promote, develop and support community participation in healthy recreation 2. to promote the amateur playing of the Game and such other sports or games which promote health by involving physical or mental skill or exertion 3. to advance education (including academic and physical education) 4. to support people with disabilities, learning difficulties or ill-health
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • 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:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 8 years
(23 years as a company)

http://www.surreyfa.com/

accounts@surreyfa.com

01372387096

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
30/06/22£1,113£1,101£12£352£1,582£1,50716.42460
30/06/21£1,097£1,031£67£322£1,571£1,49217.42460
30/06/20£1,301£1,304£-2£375£1,504£1,38012.73360
30/06/19£1,511£1,289£223£336£1,506£1,392133060
30/06/18£1,135£1,122£13£300£1,283£1,28313.72360
30/06/17£1,377£1,031£346£292£1,271£1,27114.8200

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 62.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 16.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Inclusive Level 1 Coaching Course
£4,425 04/10/2018
3
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Inclusive Level 1 Coaching Course. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-63
  • DONNA ORMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • GARRY PORTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • KATE FIELD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Human And Social Sustainability
  • NICK DREW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/09/2016, number: 1169077
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/2001, number: 04176858
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

SURREY COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Meadowbank Football Ground
Meadowbank
Mill Lane
DORKING
RH4 1DX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY BUT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: 4.1 TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF THE GAME AND SUCH OTHER SPORTS OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WHICH IMPROVE FITNESS AND HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 4 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 4.2 TO ADVANCE AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING THE AMATEUR PLAYING OF THE GAME AND SUCH OTHER SPORTS OR GAMES WHICH PROMOTE HEALTH BY INVOLVING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SKILL OR EXERTION AND WHICH ARE UNDERTAKEN ON AN AMATEUR BASIS; 4.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING HELPING AND EDUCATING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF THE GAME AND OTHER SPORTS AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 4.4 TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR ILL-HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF THE GAME AND OTHER SPORT, RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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