Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE BRITISH PARALYMPIC ASSOCIATION 

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is a registered charity which is responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain' s teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. The Paralympic Games take place once every four years (with a Winter Games two years after each summer edition of the Games) in the same city and year as the Olympic Games.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 34 years

https://paralympics.org.uk/

info@paralympics.org.uk

02039654124

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£5,318£4,128£1,190£1,041£6,096£220.1440
31/03/22£11,108£9,281£1,827£974£4,906£4,9136.4400
31/03/21£4,977£3,690£1,287£620£3,079£2,9239.5390
31/03/20£3,903£3,907£-4£746£1,792£1,6114.9370
31/03/19£2,837£3,158£-321£1,115£1,796£1,0383.9330
31/03/18£2,923£3,701£-778£988£2,117£2,0776.7270
31/03/17£9,048£9,231£-183£1,048£2,895£2,8863.8290
31/03/16*£3,955£3,874£81£847£3,078£3,0529.5300
31/03/15£3,403£3,582£-179£820£3,019£2,98710280
31/03/14£3,008£3,494£-486£666£3,198£3,14710.8270
31/03/13£6,081£6,451£-370£1,074£3,684£3,6846.9270
31/03/12*£4,806£2,712£2,094£852£4,054£4,03017.8250
31/03/11*£2,737£1,207£1,530£543£1,960£1,91319240
31/03/10*£1,673£1,670£3£459£1,207£1,2078.7220
31/03/09£2,919£4,094£-1,175£892£1,204£1,2043.5270
31/03/08£2,401£739£1,662£522£2,379£2,37938.6240
31/03/07£1,033£501£532£181£727£72217.3100
31/03/06£376£488£-111£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£669£715£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£910£943£-33£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 50.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 66%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 44 employees

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
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Get Set UK
£5,000 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 1 grant from the Finance & Governance department
DCMS - ALB - UK Sport - Continuity Fund (UK Sport)
£1,378,000 01/04/2020
Inspire the nation through Olympic and Paralympic success
Spirit of 2012 - National Paralympic Festivals 2016
£320,000 07/10/2015
A celebration of the Paralympic movement and opportunity to relive the wonder of London 2012 with inclusive and accessible 'National Paralympic Festivals'. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ ....more
Spirit of 2012 - National Paralympic Day 14 & 15
£1,099,850 30/10/2013
A celebration of the Paralympic movement and opportunity to come together to relive the wonder of London 2012 through a 'National Paralympic Day'. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - National Paralympic Day- celebrate, and get involved in the Paralympic mov
£348,000 21/08/2013
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-67
  • CS OFFICER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Operations Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1989, number: 802385
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/04/1989, number: 02370578
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 1 days late,
Main office

101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W6XH

Objectives

(I) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL SENSORY AND MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE:(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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