Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 5

Poor Liquidity: -1
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

TWINNING PROJECT

The Twinning Project is a partnership between Her Majestys Prison and Probation Service and professional football clubs with the objective of twinning every prison in England and Wales with a local professional football club.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £494,154 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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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
31/12/22	£968	£652	£316	£8	£296	£-494	-9.1	6
31/12/21	£626	£660	£-34	£268	£-171	£-451	-8.2	4
31/12/20	£107	£359	£-252	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£5	£205	£-200	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 71%
Liabilities/Income: 76%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -167%
Reserves/Spending: -9.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years

www.twinningproject.org

hilton@twinningproject.org

07887656916

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees

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
Ministry of Justice - Improving literacy in prison through sport - Twinning Literacy Project
£425,156	01/11/2022	To increase reluctant learners to improve their literacy by linking attainment to participation in a non-education hook activity. Sport remains one of the most popular interests among the prison ....more To increase reluctant learners to improve their literacy by linking attainment to participation in a non-education hook activity. Sport remains one of the most popular interests among the prison population and football remains the most popular sport among those in prison and specifically the target group for whom literacy is worse.
Sport England - Twinning Project - Football in Prisons
£250,000	30/03/2022	This project will deliver a series of football sessions within prisons to improve the physical and mental health of prisoners, improve their overall wellbeing, and provide skills and qualifications.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARONESS KARREN BRADY CBE Appointed: 2019

GREGORY DYKE Appointed: 2019

IAN EDWARD WRIGHT Appointed: 2019

JASON SWETTENHAM Appointed: 2019

JONATHAN PETER MARTIN NORBURY Appointed: 2019

MARK PAUL PHILLIPS KC Appointed: 2019

NIGEL WRAY Appointed: 2019

RICHARD NICHOLAS PARRY Appointed: 2019

ROBERT JAMES SULLIVAN Appointed: 2019

ROLLO WILLIAM ORLANDO HEAD Appointed: 2019

DAME SALLY COATES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB,

DAVID BARRY DEIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: DAVID DEIN CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2019, number: 1183066

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

5th Floor
167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND THE REDUCTION OF RE-OFFENDING BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OFFENDERS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:1. BY PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OF OFFENDERS IN1.1 FOOTBALL COACHING, STEWARDING AND ADMINISTRATION SKILLS; AND/OR 1.2 REFEREEING AND OTHER MATCH OFFICIAL SKILLS; AND/OR1.3 SIMILAR SKILLS IN RELATION TO OTHER SPORTS; AND/OR 1.4 ANCILLARY SKILLS OR OTHER SKILLS LIKELY TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES OF EMPLOYMENT GENERALLY. 2 BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

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