Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

ACTIVE FUSION

Active Fusions' Mission is: To help every child develop a love for being active by unlocking potential and creating positive habits for life.The charity will achieve its' mission through; Improving physical well-being; Increasing the employability of young people and improving the quality of teaching and learning in Physical Education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£675	£756	£-81	£0	£395	£370	5.9	22	219
31/08/22		£741	£702	£39	£0	£476	£432	7.4	20	80
31/08/21		£602	£562	£39	£10	£437	£436	9.3	17	38
31/08/20		£339	£324	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£554	£570	£-16	£0	£383	£383	8.1	20	13
31/08/18	*	£614	£215	£399	£0	£399	£399	22.3	14	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years

www.activefusion.org.uk

info@activefusion.org.uk

01302637276

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£139,550
Garfield Weston Foundation	£47,000
Sport England	£15,338
DCMS	£8,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	17/02/2023	The Fusion Movement
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Active Fusion
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Active Fusion
£30,476	31/01/2022	Fusion Streets will tackle issues around youth violence and child exploitation by delivering diversionary sport and physical education activities. It will aim to empower young people to respond to challenges, solve problems and improve relationships.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,000	30/10/2020	Weston Charity Award Bonus
Sport England - Girls Get Active
£9,000	28/09/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Girls Get Active. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	11/09/2020	Raising the Game
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,750	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,338	20/05/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Active Fusion
£108,574	24/04/2020 36	This project will deliver a sports and leadership project to young people across Doncaster and Rotherham who have additional learning needs. Young people will have improved confidence and wellbeing and feel more empowered.
National Lottery Community Fund - We Can- We Will
£10,000	20/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver youth provision including arts and crafts along with physical activities. The project aims to encourage social interaction and improve health and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	31/05/2019	WCA Winner 2019 - 2020 cohort

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ANDREW MORLEY Appointed: 2023

ANDY SINGLETON (Chair) Appointed: 2018

CALLUM AVELING Appointed: 2022

KELLY BLANK Appointed: 2022

NICK ANDREW Appointed: 2023

PAT HAGAN Appointed: 2023

ROBERT PETER BARNES Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2017, number: 1175220

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 69 days late,

Main office

The Hub
Chappell Drive
Doncaster
DN1 2RF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DONCASTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING A RANGE OF SPORTS AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES.(3) TO ADVANCE CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATING AND TRAINING TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL STAFF TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.

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