Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE FIGHTING CHANCE PROJECT (SCOTLAND)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 9 years

http://fightingchanceproject.scot

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	06/04/18	06/04/19	06/04/20	06/04/21	06/04/22	06/04/23
Total income	£42,509	£33,782	£21,779	£10,400	£9,682	£9,882
Total spending	£35,443	£41,141	£24,871	£2,799	£13,061	£6,157
Surplus/deficit	£7,066	-£7,359	-£3,092	£7,601	-£3,379	£3,725

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Purposes

The advancement of public participation in sport

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Fife

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Fighting Chance Project (Scotland)
£4,906	19/11/2018	We want to teach judo to pupils with social, emotional, behavioural issues. Money will be spent on judo suits, licences and grading.
Spirit of 2012 - Fighting Chance Project
£24,850	23/10/2017	Martial arts activity for young women and girls in a fun, schools intervention programme with opportunity to gain qualification. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend ....more Martial arts activity for young women and girls in a fun, schools intervention programme with opportunity to gain qualification. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 47-71

CUNNINGHAM, Martyn Charles
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Electrical Engineer

FEENAN, James Joseph
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Director

FERRIER, Stuart Ross
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Performance Pathway & Talent Manager

HUMPHRIES, John
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Social Work Manager

KENNEDY, John
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Counsellor

KENNEY, Richard
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Retired

MARSH, Richard James
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Economist

MILBURN, Jonathan, Dr
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Firefighter

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 12/11/2014, number: SC045230
Registered at Companies House on 17/07/2014, number: SC482397

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Dunfermline Business Centre, Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 3BZ

Objectives

The organisation?s purposes are: Fighting Chance is a non-profit distributing charity whose principal objective is the advancement of public participation in sport by the provision of coaching and facilities for participating in Judo in accordance with the rules and regulations laid down by JudoScotland and the British Judo Association (BJA), the governing bodies of the sport in Scotland and the UK.

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