VIKINGS SPORTS FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1166448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VIKINGS SPORTS FOUNDATION · filing overdue (register status)

The charity operates across 5 key areas: School Sport, Aspiration Centre, Vikings Health, Sport 4 All, and Vikings Learning Centre. Our close partnerships include NHS Halton Clinical Commissioning Group, Halton Borough Council, RL Cares and Sky.

Objects

4.0 OBJECTSTHE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?OBJECTS?) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF WIDNES AND RUNCORN AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS: 4.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (?FACILITIES? IN THIS ARTICLE 4 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);4.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.4.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND4.4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £43,009 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds dropping from £46,445 to £3,436. The trustees acknowledge financial challenges due to inflation and reduced core funding, noting that total income fell to £67,833 against expenditure of £101,842. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vikings Sports Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jacqueline Ann Connelly
• Nicholas Calland
• ROGER HARRISON

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

Operates in: Halton

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).