Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SMILE THROUGH SPORT

North East England based charity providing sport, physical activity and leisure activities to individuals of all ages, disabilities and backgrounds. Our charity offers one off events and competitions, weekly drop in sessions and training courses. Our ultimate aim is to improve the lives of disabled people within their communities through better health and social interaction.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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
30/11/22£95,579£92,700£2,879
30/11/21£133,789£132,550£1,239
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.smilethroughsport.com

rachel@smilethroughsport.com

01670457757

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
The Greggs Foundation£60,000
Sport England£9,760
National Lottery Community Fund£9,130
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Get Moving
£9,760 15/11/2023
11
This project will work with individuals with a range of disabilities and SEND. The Get Moving project is designed to get inactive people to try a range of ways to move and travel through physical ....more
The Greggs Foundation - North East Core Funding
£60,000 31/10/2023
36
£60,000 over three years towards core staffing costs to support further grant-seeking and development of new activities
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - SEND Diversionary
£9,130 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a range of sport and physical activities to young people aged 11-18 and up to 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The project will ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MICHAEL JONATHAN TODD COSTELLO Appointed: 2022
  • PAUL ROBERT MCGETTIGAN Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN JAMES MILLER MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • TARA KATE TORDOFF Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2020, number: 1191534
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Smile Through Sport Plc
Unit 16c
Moorland Way
Nelson Park
CRAMLINGTON
NE23 1WE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF DISABLED PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY CREATING OR ASSISTING IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN AMATEUR SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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