International Sports Federation for Athletes with an Intellectual Impairment

Registered charity 1173901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INAS, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT SPORT, Virtus, Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport

Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport enables more than 500,000 athletes with an intellectual impairment to compete and excel in sport. As a recognised member of the International Paralympic Committee, we organise a worldwide competition programme and are supported by member organisations in more than 80 countries.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE:1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, BY DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES AT ALL LEVELS AND TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF SUCH PERSONS IN TO SOCIETY.

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 · Disability · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were 65% of the target, which is slightly lower than the stated policy target of 75% of one year's running costs. The trustees report indicates that this level is sustainable through the substantial event programme expected in 2025. The charity underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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 5 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Amazon — “Amazon Supports Virtus Puerto Rico with $15,000 Contribution to Advance Inclusive Sports Opportunities” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aaron Benjamin
• Humberto Ferreira
• ROBYN SMITH
• Yosef Romano

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Belgium · Brazil · Cameroon · Canada · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chile

Income and spending

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