Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

BURNLEY LEISURE AND CULTURE

Performing artsOperation of sports facilitiesActivities of sport clubsFitness facilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/03/24£7,157£7,084£73£646£3,613£3960.718825
31/03/23*£6,345£7,187£-842£565£2,397£3090.516920
31/03/22£5,716£6,397£-681£605£-3,175£-3,560-6.7152120
31/03/21£3,799£3,814£-15£318£-4,110£-4,483-14.1150120
31/03/20?*£4,509£5,233£-723£399£-2,802£2570.6165120
31/03/18£4,164£4,432£-268£344£-1,716£-1,827-4.91540
31/03/17£4,066£4,078£-12£320£-1,830£-1,969-5.81430
31/03/16£3,582£3,774£-193£309£-1,049£-1,140-3.61400
31/03/15£3,637£3,565£72£318£-1,425£-1,520-5.11460

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years

https://blcgroup.co.uk/

info@blcgroup.co.uk

01282664400

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£421,839
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£42,800
Sport England£18,698
Department for Work and Pensions£1,044
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Business Health Matters
£42,800 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004473
Department for Work and Pensions - BURNLEY LEISURE
£1,044 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Sport England - Storm 22 Putting, Chipping green and Safety Netting
£13,698 24/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 Putting, Chipping green and Safety Netting. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 19/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - Burnley Mechanics Covid-19 Recovery Plan
£336,597 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - CRF Part 2 - A New Year
£80,242 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sport England - Flood Relief
£5,000 09/03/2020
12
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Flood Relief. This project lists its main activity as Canoeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Get in2 Active Parks
£10,000 04/10/2018
12
The company will engage with schools across Burnley to identify children at risk of or currently experiences events which are affecting their mental health. These children will be offered places on a ....more
Sport England - Brun Valley Cycling Project
£6,232 04/01/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Brun Valley Cycling Project. This project lists its main activity as Cycling
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Burnley Leisure
£10,000 30/11/2016
Planning to transform the Heritage of Burnley Mechanics
Sport England - Short Game Get in2 Golf Area
£75,000 18/05/2016
6
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Short Game Get in2 Golf Area'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more
Sport England - Short Game Get in2 Golf Area
£75,000 18/05/2016
5
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Short Game Get in2 Golf Area. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - Get in 2 golf
£9,470 27/05/2015
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get in 2 golf'. This project lists its main activity as Golf.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Burnley Leisure
£13,600 12/01/2015
Thompson Park Young Roots: Our Park, Our Town, Our Time
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Streets
£160,000 22/10/2014
60
Not Available
Sport England - Burnley Get in 2 Sport
£208,311 05/11/2013
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Burnley Get in 2 Sport'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-60
  • ALUN CHRISTOPHER LEWIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor
  • BEN BUTTERWORTH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • CALLAM JAMES BARNES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Project Manager
  • DONNA LIVESEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Sport & Physical Activity Manager
  • DR SUSAN ROSEMARY MINTEN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: H.E. Lecturer
  • HELEN TYSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Competition Manager
  • JUDITH CAINE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • MARTYN HURT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Councillor
  • RYAN SPENCER BRADLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • SHARRON LOUISE HAWORTH-PEARSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2014, number: 1158520
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2013, number: 08737838
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
9 returns made; AR23: 23 days late, AR20: 11 days late,
Main office

St. Peters Centre
Church Street
Burnley
BB11 2DL

Objectives

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND/OR2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND/OR3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DRAMATIC ART THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A THEATRE; AND/OR5) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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