VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST
Football coaching for 8 to adultsAfter school Multi Sports coaching for boys and girls.Residential trips.Estate based physical activities.Women & Girls Health and Wellbeing Activities.Cricket coaching for boys 14 to 24 year old.Accredited Sports Education Courses/Training.Disability Sports Coaching.SEN Health Development programme.Volunteers Programme 16-25 year old.Youth Club
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THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR FOOTBALL AND CRICKET;THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER OPINIONS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £6,098 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds increasing to £19,172. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, though they identify reliance on grant funding from a limited number of funders as the principal risk. Reserves are currently held at £19,172, which is below the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to build reserves equivalent to approximately three months of core operating costs to ensure financial stability and manage cash flow fluctuations.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £252,763 — grants £252,763 (1); 100% of the £252,763 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £147,870 — grants £147,870 (4); 64% of the £231,790 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £136,535 — grants £136,535 (1); 95% of the £143,535 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 07/05/2024, 7 days after the 30/04/2024 due date).
Trustees
- SHUHEL AHMEDchair
- ABDUL SHAHIN
- FARHANA ZAMAN
- KAMAL UDDIN
- MOHAMMED RUHUL ISLAM
- SAHAJAHAN KHAN
- Suhel Miah
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £253k | £251k |
| 30/06/2024 | £232k | £232k |
| 30/06/2023 | £144k | £142k |
| 30/06/2022 | £153k | £153k |
| 30/06/2021 | £142k | £142k |
Common questions
Is VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £6,098 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds increasing to £19,172. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, though they identify reliance on grant funding from a limited number of funders as the principal risk. Reserves are currently held at £19,172, which is below the stated policy target of three months of core operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, TOWER HILL TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | FY2024 | £30k | Physical activity programme |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £14k | Community Support for Older People |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | FY2023 | £10k | Physical activity programme |
| TOWER HILL TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | to support youth worker salaries for weekly youth clubs for young people from the Weavers Fields area. |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | Project Costs |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £500 | Coronation Celebration Event |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/01/2026 | £20k | Active Lives |
| Greater London Authority | 30/09/2024 | £33k | EnAble Project |
| Sport England | 26/02/2024 | £15k | SEND Sports & Physical Activities (SSPA) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2024 | £20k | Enable Project |
| City Bridge Foundation | 26/05/2023 | £127k | Grant to Vallance Community Trust (previously known as Vallance Community Sports Association) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £10k | Young Lives Bright Future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2021 | £10k | Rise and Shine! |
| Sport England | 07/04/2021 | £9k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| Sport England | 03/06/2020 | £6k | COVID-19 CEF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Emergency Response |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/12/2018 | £10k | Disability Social Club |
| City Bridge Foundation | 31/05/2012 | £39k | Grant to Vallance Community Trust (previously known as Vallance Community Sports Association) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/08/2010 | £10k | Vallance SEN Volunteering Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2008 | £4k | Summer Tour 2008 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/02/2007 | £6k | Women in Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/07/2005 | £4k | Sports for Everyone |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Teesside Charity | 1 | £45k |
| THE FUNDING NETWORK | 1 | £17k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation | 1 | £2k |
| JEAN AND GRAHAM TIDMAS FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £1k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST | £253k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ENFIELD TOWN FC COMMUNITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD | £55k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| VISION25 | £942k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITIES WELFARE NETWORK | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | £654k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST | £1.8m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |