Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITANS FOUNDATION

The advancement of the amateur sport of basketball in Northamptonshire and the surrounding area for the public benefit by the provision of:1) Facilities for participation in the sport of basketball 2) Advancing education and promoting community participation in healthy recreation3) Providing grants and bursaries to increase community participation in basketball
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 a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£124£126£-2n/a
31/08/22£96£112£-17n/a
31/08/21£61£51£9n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.titansfoundation.org.uk

info@titansfoundation.org.uk

07900993211

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Titans Foundation Girls Basketball
£14,950 31/01/2024
11
This project will deliver a basketball programme for girls aged 5-16 in high deprivation areas of Northamptonshire. 2 hour weekly sessions will take place over 50 weeks. Funding will also include training 2 x new female coaches.
Sport England - COVID19 - Return to Play
£5,128 07/04/2021
3
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 - Return to Play. This project is a Basketball project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANGELA KAY JAMES Appointed: 2020
  • BARRY POWELL Appointed: 2020
  • CRISPIN RALPH SMALLEY Appointed: 2020
  • JASON WICKHAM Appointed: 2020
  • LOUISE STALKER Appointed: 2020
  • PETE BURGOINE Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/09/2020, number: 1191353
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

42 The Oval
Kettering
NN15 6AY

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF BASKETBALL IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF:· FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF BASKETBALL· ADVANCING EDUCATION AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION· PROVIDING GRANTS AND BURSARIES TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN BASKETBALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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