OPPORTUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1142543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing sport and leisure activities to under privileged and disabled young people throughout the north west.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG OFFENDERS, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DRUG PROBLEMS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. TO HELP ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, MAINLY BUT NOT ONLY THROUGH SPORTING ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) REDUCE YOUNG OFFENDING;(D) REDUCE DRUG AND ALCOHOL MISUSE;(E) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (F) INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN SPORT;(G) PROVIDING SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY ARRANGING ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE SHARED EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RACE, RELIGION BELIEF, SEX, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND.THE TRUSTEES BY RESOLUTION MAY AMEND THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS SHOULD THEY SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chorley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held approximately £70,000 in unrestricted reserves at the end of the financial year, reflecting a continued improvement from the previous year. The trustees intend to strengthen reserves further in the coming years to ensure stability and support the long-term sustainability of the charity. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention that would require drawing attention to the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment 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
• 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)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Philip Richard Entwistlechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Farrell Kilbane
• SHIRLEY BANKS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Bolton · Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSEX DISABLED SPORTS FOUNDATION.

• ESSEX DISABLED SPORTS FOUNDATION income £91k
• RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH income £53k
• SPORTING FOUNDATION income £329k
• THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT income £896k
• YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT income £133k
• ASIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION income £66k

Side by side with its peers

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