Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE BULLS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB

The Bulls are an amatuer Wheelchair Rugby Club operating out of Sedgefield in County Durham. Our main aim is the relief of disabled people by the promotion of disability sport and in particular Wheelchair Rugby in County Durham, Teesside & North Yorkshire.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
31/03/23		£32,215	£26,696	£5,519	10
31/03/22		£16,709	£12,060	£4,649	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

shamus68@gmail.com

07968827064

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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 - Jubilee Fund - Outreach to Recruit New Disabled Players
£9,760	17/01/2023	This project will purchase 3 new wheelchairs for rugby sessions. Outreach sessions will be delivered at the James Cook University Hospital, Spinal Unit, Middlesbrough and at SRC Bede Sixth Form ....more This project will purchase 3 new wheelchairs for rugby sessions. Outreach sessions will be delivered at the James Cook University Hospital, Spinal Unit, Middlesbrough and at SRC Bede Sixth Form College. New participants will be encouraged to attend sessions and sign up to twice weekly training sessions at Sedgefield Community College.
County Durham Community Foundation - Bulls Chair Fund
£2,810	16/12/2021	To purchase extra equipment and 4 new wheelchairs.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,500	18/11/2021	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 Wheelchair Rugby project, with a focus on ....more 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 Wheelchair Rugby project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DALE THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JAZ AMANDA THOMPSON Appointed: 2021

SHAUN LACEY Appointed: 2021

THOMAS GRAEME SMITH Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2021, number: 1195084

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

1A LASTINGHAM AVENUE
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS6 9DG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PEOPLE BY THE PROMOTION OF DISABILITY SPORT AND IN PARTICULAR WHEELCHAIR RUGBY IN COUNTY DURHAM, TEESSIDE & NORTH YORKSHIRE. THE CHARITY?S MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PLAY WHEELCHAIR RUGBY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE SPORT (INCLUDING RULES FOR ANY DISCIPLINE OF THE SPORT) AS SET OUT BY THE INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR RUGBY FEDERATION (IWRF) AND/OR BY GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LTD (GBWR).

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