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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

KIDSGROVE SPORTS CENTRE COMMUNITY GROUP

We operate Kidsgrove Sports Centre, enabling the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit by the operation and maintenance of Kidsgrove Sports Centre. The centre provides affordable and accessible health and well-being facilities for all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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
23/10/23£851£692£159£692£451£4517.8315
23/10/22£413£214£199n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/10/21£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/10/20£11£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/10/19£21£11£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/10/18£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 83.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 100%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 9.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

www.kidsgrovesportscentre.co.uk

reception@kidsgrovesportscentre.co.uk

01782 528887

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • 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
Sport England£92,539
Power to Change£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,720
Co-Operative Group£5,444
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group
£2,388 21/10/2023
We would like to offer as many free sports sessions as possible, including swimming, to our community. It will bring people together and improve physical, mental and social wellbeing.
Sport England - Places and Spaces: Kidsgrove sports centre
£10,000 31/01/2023
The project will undertake an internal refurbishment and kit out at Kidsgrove Sports Centre.
Sport England - CAF Loans Pilot
£29,559 26/05/2022
The Award is granted to assist Kidsgrove Sports Centre Community Group in financing the interest and set up fees associated with the loan agreement with Sporting Capital Limited.
Sport England - Places and Spaces
£48,000 25/05/2022
The project will undertake an internal refurbishment and kit out at Kidsgrove Sports Centre.
Power to Change - Crowdmatch - Sports and Facilities for All
£10,000 03/02/2022
Grant to Crowdmatch - Sports and Facilities for All
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hub & Cafe
£9,720 19/11/2021
The group will use the funding to improve facilities at a community fitness centre. This will shape and develop a space that matters to the local community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kidsgrove Athletic Youth FC
£3,055 24/10/2020
We would like to improve our facilities and equipment so the children have a better and safer environment in which to play.
Sport England - Phase 1 of improvement works to Dryside Operation
£4,980 24/09/2020
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Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Phase 1 of improvement works to Dryside Operation. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - Phase 1 of improvement works to Dryside Operation
£12,200 28/05/2019
28
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Phase 1 of improvement works to Dryside Operation. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID RIGBY Appointed: 2017
  • GILLIAN BURNETT-FAULKNER Appointed: 2018
  • NATALIA STOTHARD Appointed: 2019
  • RAYMOND WILLIAMS Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2017, number: 1175301
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Kidsgrove Sports Centre
Fourth Avenue
Kidsgrove
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Staffordshire
ST7 1DR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE KIDSGROVE SPORTS CENTRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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