Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    THINK ACTIVE CSW 

    Think Active is the Active Partnership for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire. We are unique to Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire; that is, there is only one of us. #WeThinkActiveWe are fighting against inactivity and sedentary lifestylesWe focus on the people and places that face the greatest inequalities and are the least physically active.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers including the Government recently
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

    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
    31/03/23£940£940£0£0£402£4015.17100
    31/03/22£884£482£402£0£402£4011080
    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 56%
    Liabilities/Income: 54%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.4
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 3 years

    http://www.thinkactive.org/

    hello@thinkactive.org

    07885200524

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Coventry City, Solihull, Warwickshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 7 employees
    • 100 volunteers

    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
    Sport England - Together Fund - Phase 4
    £55,000 05/01/2023
    The Together Fund is aimed at helping groups that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic to mitigate the significant impact on their ability to be physically active. The project will ....more
    Sport England - Together Fund - Phase 4
    £20,000 19/12/2022
    The Together Fund is aimed at helping groups that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic to mitigate the significant impact on their ability to be physically active. The project will ....more
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Together Fund - Phase 4
    £20,000 19/12/2022
    The focus of this programme of work is to help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity. Target audiences are: Lower Socio-Economic ....more
    Sport England - System Partner Investment 2022-27
    £2,774,050 30/06/2022
    Partner investment focus on the broader systems that create opportunities for all people to take part in sport and physical activity and tackle the inequalities that affect participation, making ....more
    Sport England - Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
    £104,088 28/03/2022
    Funding under Sport England's Primary Role 2018-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Primary Role 2018-21. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
    Sport England - Moving Communities
    £8,108 24/03/2022
    Support the network of Active Partnerships in building their detailed understanding of the participation in leisure facilities, to support their focus on inactive people and under represented groups.
    Sport England - Together Fund - Phase 4
    £277,011 16/03/2022
    The focus of this programme of work is to help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity. Target audiences are: Lower Socio-Economic ....more
    Sport England - B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
    £35,500 06/10/2021
    Funding under Sport England's School Games Birmingham 2022 (B2022) National Legacy Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled B2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy. This project is ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2021, number: 1193957
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    c/o 1 Mill Street
    Leamington Spa
    WARWICKSHIRE
    CV31 1ES

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENTRY, SOLIHULL AND WARWICKSHIRE IN PARTICULAR BY:3.1 PROMOTING AND PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES;3.2 THE IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION;3.3 PROMOTING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND COACHING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAMMES, RESEARCH AND RESOURCES TO ENABLE, ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY3.4 FACILITATING AND COORDINATING RESEARCH, DATA AND INTELLIGENCE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE CONTEXT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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