Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

UNITED BY 2022 CHARITY

United By 2022 is the legacy charity for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 2022 will be a year of celebration and grounded in the spirt of the Games for Everyone we are building a community fund to support projects that:enable people to solve the challenges on their doorstep, make the world a fairer, more inclusive place and turn Games venues into well loved and well used community spaces.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/24£1,615£1,604£10£0£395£3312.51320
31/03/23£324£78£245n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£229£89£140n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 4 years

www.unitedby2022.com

info@unitedby2022.com

07977275322

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
Spirit of 2012 - Birmingham Volunteering Legacy
£50,000 18/07/2022
This development grant will test and refine a Volunteering Legacy model and digital platform with key stakeholders. It will facilitate a pilot initiative with these stakeholders to inform next steps, in how best to take this forward from March 2023.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH EUSTACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • AMIL KHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • ELEANOR MAY SIMMONDS OBE Appointed: 2021
  • HARJINDER KAUR MILLINGTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • IAN ROLAND METCALFE OBE Appointed: 2021
  • JAMES PETER RIGBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • MATTHEW SYME WADDELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SIR DAVID THOMPSON QPM DL (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • ZEPHANIAH CHUKWUDUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2021, number: 1193875
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/03/2021, number: 13274864
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

United By 2022 Charity
CO Gowling WLG UK LLP Two Snowhill
Snow Hill Queensway
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6WR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ INCLUDES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY);2.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;3.TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND 4.TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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