Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    THE FAIR PLAY FOUNDATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £42,184 £92,098 £99,760 £99,321 £168,503
    Total spending £36,237 £78,732 £93,144 £96,927 £123,015
    Surplus/deficit £5,947 £13,366 £6,616 £2,394 £45,488
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Falkirk
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Foundation Scotland£19,813
    Scottish Government£19,284
    National Lottery Community Fund£14,489
    Allen Lane Foundation£5,000
    Corra Foundation£3,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Activate the Isolated Elderly
    £5,000 02/11/2022
    To contribute towards delivering a wellbeing project for older people in South Lanarkshire.
    Foundation Scotland - Building Bridges through Sport
    £4,823 20/05/2022
    To cover the cost of 7 internships, supervision and training.
    Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to The Fair Play Foundation
    £5,000 05/11/2021
    £5,000 single grant towards the cost of running an Active Seniors programme in care homes in North Lanarkshire.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Fair Play Foundation
    £1,668 23/10/2021
    Our aim is to deliver virtual fitness sessions with isolated elderly people from our community. We would like assistance to record and deliver those online sessions via carers and our staff.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly Health and Wellbeing
    £9,989 15/07/2021
    This group will use the funding to deliver group activity sessions for people over 65’s years of age in care homes to improve fitness well-being and reduce isolation across Lanarkshire.
    Scottish Government - The Fair Play Foundation
    £11,401 04/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Fair Play Foundation
    £4,990 11/11/2020
    The grant would enable the Fair Play Foundation to increase their coaching hours by 15 hours per week to provide exercise and other activities to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of older ....more
    Scottish Government - The Fair Play Foundation
    £7,883 25/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Elderly and Fit to Fight Covid-19
    £4,500 22/05/2020
    12
    This group will use funding to produce a fitness programme for people in care homes and vulnerable people shielding and living on their own.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Fair Play Foundation
    £5,000 06/05/2020
    To fund the resources to enable The Fair Play Foundation to produce a fitness class DVD aimed at the elderly residing in care homes, their own home or living with relatives.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/440
    £3,500 01/06/2019
    Towards delivery of the OBE Project which will help improve the health of obese/morbidly obese individuals.
    National Lottery Community Fund - OBE
    £9,981 20/03/2019
    12
    This project will allow the group to start up social football activities for people who are looking to improve their overall health.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/07/2018, number: SC048552
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Fair Play Foundation, Unit 9, Flexspace Bellshill, Belgrave Street, Belshill Industrial Estate, ML4 3NP

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration). The advancement of public participation in sport. The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. The promotion of religious or racial harmony. The promotion of equality and diversity. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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