Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT 

Brighter Futures Through Sport (BFTS) provides therapeutic mentoring interventions to children identified by schools to be failing academically and present with challenging behaviour. BFTS uses sport to empower, inspire, raise self-esteem and give confidence to every child working with, with the aim of improving behaviour and developing different capabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22£207£180£28n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£207£180£28n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£106£110£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£137£92£44n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£31£38£-8£0£0£0n/a00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

http://bfts.org.uk/

hello@bfts.org.uk

0800 092 5184

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
John Lyon's Charity£94,400
National Lottery Community Fund£9,600
The Foyle Foundation£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to BFTS
£5,900 17/12/2022
Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to BFTS
£88,500 18/11/2021
DBA Mentoring Program
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 11/02/2021
to provide football mentoring support for children with anxiety and low self-esteem (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - BFTS Business Support Initiative
£9,600 17/10/2019
12
BFTS Business Support Initiative
National Lottery Community Fund - BFTS Mentoring Initiative
£9,750 28/02/2018
12
This project will provide therapeutic mentoring in schools to boost children’s aspirations, confidence, self-belief and motivation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2017, number: 1176158
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 103 days late,
Main office

PRIORY BARN
THE HOLLOWS
THURGARTON
NOTTINGHAM
NG14 7GS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR 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.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PLAYING OF AND COACHING IN ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, OR OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALTH, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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