SPECIAL OLYMPICS GREAT BRITAIN

Charity number: 800329
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing year round sports training and competition opportunities to children and adults with intellectual (learning disabilities). Currently the charity serves 8000 athletes annually supported by over 2800 volunteers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£2,004,423

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Donations and legacies £1.17m
Charitable activities £319.68k
Other trading activities £496.78k
Investments £6.18k
Other £11.89k

Total expenditure:
£2,038,077

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Raising funds £241.43k
Charitable activities £1.80m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £488,881 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £241.43k
Charitable expenditure £1.80m

People

17 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

5831 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 November 1988: Standard registration
  • 09 March 2016: Funds received from 514936 SANDWELL SPECIAL OLYMPICS ASSOCIATION
  • 17 March 2021: Funds received from 1047152 PUDSEY GATEWAY CLUB
  • 13 September 2022: Funds received from 1171830 WHEELFEVER DANCE PROJECTS
  • 27 April 2023: Funds received from 1097822 WOODFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOGB (Working name)
  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS GB (Working name)
  • SPECIAL OLYMPICS UK (Previous name)
Company number:
02301452 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PAUL RICHARDSON Chair 12 December 2019
None on record
Vijita Sharad Patel Trustee 20 August 2020
None on record
KIERA BYLAND Trustee 12 March 2020
None on record
Andy Young Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record
Emma Louise Rose Trustee 21 September 2019
None on record
Charles Joachim Classen Trustee 19 August 2019
None on record
Alison Rayson Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
ROBERT ANDREW POWELL Trustee 30 March 2016
WORKWHILE
Recently registered
Professor Jan Burns MBE Trustee 30 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.27m £1.06m £1.12m £1.81m £2.00m
Total expenditure £1.91m £1.03m £1.14m £1.62m £2.04m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £393.67k £218.61k £228.88k £578.06k £488.88k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.32m £12.78k £692.92k £1.06m £1.17m
Income - Other trading activities £283.88k £399.99k £273.25k £495.71k £496.78k
Income - Charitable activities £662.77k £65.60k £133.32k £242.67k £319.68k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £252 £161 £1.09k £1.07k £6.18k
Income - Other £5.66k £6.84k £16.30k £11.72k £11.89k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.79m £979.74k £1.03m £1.37m £1.80m
Expenditure - Raising funds £121.88k £45.83k £106.97k £244.81k £241.43k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £166.87k £229.78k £168.26k £104.91k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £1.92k £7.57k £12.58k £12.68k £11.03k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.35m £1.48m £1.72m £1.70m £1.53m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £319.05k £456.67k £722.12k £576.16k £436.68k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 SEP 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 SEP 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 DEC 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 AUG 2022 as amended on 13 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES (INCLUDING THE ORGANISING OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES), FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND IN PARTICULAR TO ORGANISE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OLYMPIC-STYLE GAMES EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS FOR SUCH PERSONS, WHO BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THEIR WELLBEING AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY; AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING OBJECT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
C/O Two Circles
WeWork
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
Phone:
02072478891
Email:
info@sogb.org.uk
Website:

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