Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE BRAKES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO 

To use our charitable status and partnership with Leamington FC to help the local community and other good causes using our connections in the footballing world
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23£152,467£142,011£10,45610
30/06/22£65,865£70,264£-4,3990
30/06/21£33,440£21,044£12,3960
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.brakescommunityfoundation.co.uk

brakescommunityfoundation@gmail.com

01926430406

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£9,200
Sport England£9,180
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Walking Football Sessions Solihull
£10,000 10/12/2021
The funding will be used to extend a walking football programme for parents carers and those living with health challenges. The project aims to decrease isolation improving overall health and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Walking Football Sessions for Parents
£4,200 30/06/2021
To fund two walking football sessions for adults per week over three months.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Brakes Community Foundation CIO
£5,000 11/02/2021
Towards delivery of online physical activity training sessions for young members. Each age group will have two sessions per week. In addition, there will be a weekly social session where members can ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,180 14/12/2020
5
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2020, number: 1188162
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Your Co-Op Community Stadium
Harbury Lane
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV33 9QB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICK AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS (“FACILITIES” MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES). 2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICK AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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