Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: -6

TENNIS FOR FREE

Tennis For Free works in partnership with local schools, tennis clubs and local authorities throughout the UK, providing free access to community tennis courts, free coach led group tennis sessions and free usage of equipment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/01/23	£161,183	£186,689	£-25,506	100
31/01/22	£135,998	£189,423	£-53,425	0
31/01/21	£179,815	£162,983	£16,832	0
31/01/20	£209,676	£362,811	£-153,135	0
31/01/19	£365,303	£341,671	£23,632	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.tennisforfree.com

07941413168

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Wimbledon Foundation - Joseph Hood and Tamworth Recreation Ground Community Tennis
£2,500	10/06/2021	Weekly FREE coaching sessions for up to a maximum of 50 weeks of the year. We coach children aged 12 and above, young people and adults’, showing that tennis is a game for everyone in our community.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,900	19/05/2020 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 Sport participation and capacity ....more 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 Sport participation and capacity building

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LAWRENCE ANDRE O'HANA Appointed: 2018

NATALIE STONEHAM Appointed: 2019

TONY HAWKS Appointed: 2017

ALASTAIR MARKS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: ROYAL ALBERT DOCK TRUST,

JOHN MARTINEAU KINDER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE ERIC EVANS MEMORIAL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/10/2017, number: 1174954

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
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

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

32 Highfield Gardens
Aldershot
GU11 3DE

Objectives

1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF TENNIS.2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) TO PROVIDE BENEFITS OF WELL BEING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.

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