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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION

? Grant making / charitable donations, primarily to charities in the London Boroughs of Merton & Wandsworth as well as national, international and tennis related charities. ? The Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative, visits to primary schools in Merton and Wandsworth and free of charge tennis coaching each weekend.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23*£4,167£3,903£264£0£1,759£1,7595.4190
31/07/22£3,143£3,219£-76£0£1,477£1,4505.4150
31/07/21£2,510£2,674£-164£0£1,806£1,779840
31/07/20£2,090£2,662£-572£0£1,766£1,7397.860
31/07/19£2,366£1,884£482£26£2,238£2,18913.960
31/07/18£1,480£1,620£-140£0£1,705£1,70512.650
31/07/17£1,276£1,289£-13£0£1,780£1,78016.650
31/07/16£992£1,072£-80£0£1,709£1,70919.140
31/07/15£785£709£76£44£1,736£1,73629.400
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 12.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years

http://www.wimbledon.com/foundation

foundation@aeltc.com

02089712702

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Merton, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 64-78
  • ANNE V K BRETHERTON MBE Appointed: 2021
  • DEBORAH ANNE JEVANS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • HENRY BRUCE WEATHERILL (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • I. L. HEWITT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor (Retired)
  • KEVIN HAVELOCK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: President Refreshment Category
  • NICHOLAS ANDREW BITEL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SIR NICHOLAS YOUNG Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
  • SIR KEITH ONYEMA AJEGBO OBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2014, number: 1156996
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/06/2013, number: 08559364
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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 6 days late,
Main office

THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION
CHURCH ROAD
WIMBLEDON
SW19 5AE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH SPORT;THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING TENNIS OR OTHER SPORTS AND BY ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITY; ANDRELIEF FOR THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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