Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

MISSION MOTORSPORT 

The Aim of Mission Motorsport is to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of those affected by military operations, by providing opportunities through Motorsport. Through participation in competition, our strong team ethos helps to inspire and rebuild confidence; while the development of skills including mechanical competencies, logistics, and management all build capacity for a brighter future.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
28/02/23£1,143£1,024£119£100£156£1181.416244
28/02/22£725£801£-76£17£-16£-39-0.61425
28/02/21£584£679£-95£14£60£5911220
29/02/20£842£883£-41£31£200£831.11230
28/02/19£1,026£887£139£23£218£1061.41346
28/02/18£820£833£-13£2£51£510.7120
28/02/17£722£744£-22£16£65£651150
28/02/16*£539£522£17£444£87£872100
28/02/15£401£360£42£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14*£264£273£-9£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£145£105£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.missionmotorsport.org

team@missionmotorsport.org

03330338338

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 12/08/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£10,000 12/08/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500 12/11/2021
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£60,000 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to continue their work in support of vulnerable veterans on their families.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£60,000 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/02/2012, number: 1146159
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2011, number: 07862605
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 3 days late,
Main office

Mission Motorsport
Unit 11
W & G Industrial Estate
Faringdon Road
East Challow
WANTAGE

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO ASSIST WOUNDED SERVICE PERSONNEL AND VETERANS, BY ADVANCING ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTORS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: •BY RAISING AWARENESS OF AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEN THEMSELVES ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FACED BY WOUNDED SERVICEMEN, TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND TO USE PHYSICAL TRAINING AND ENDURANCE ACTIVITIES TO HELP BOOST CONFIDENCE, INSPIRE OTHERS AND AID THE REHABILITATION OF WOUNDED SERVICEMEN; •BY EMPOWERING, ENGAGING AND INSPIRING THE DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO A TEAM OF WOUNDED SERVICE PERSONNEL AND VETERANS ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN MOTORSPORT. •BY PROVIDING TRAINING, EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE FORMER ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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