SWITCH THE PLAY FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1187733
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Switch the Play Foundation is the UK's only charity dedicated to supporting all sportspeople to successfully transition to life outside of sport. Evidence shows that leaving a life in sport can be really tough. We work with individuals, clubs, governing bodies, parents and organisations involved in the world of elite sport to help make transition to life outside sport a positive experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £277,434
Total expenditure: £269,144

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Few Trustee 03 October 2024
None on record
Benjamin Hawes MBE Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Martin John Bould Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Stacey Knight Trustee 11 May 2021
None on record
Stephen Christopher Mitchell Trustee 09 March 2020
None on record
Craig Francis Donaldson Trustee 09 March 2020
None on record
Emma Penelope Mason Trustee 04 February 2020
None on record
Christopher Charles Brindley Trustee 04 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £209.42k £201.18k £193.65k £277.43k
Total expenditure £218.60k £252.39k £230.60k £269.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 January 2024 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 30 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 30 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 08 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 08 November 2021 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Feb 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF, PARTICULARLY BY: (A) SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE TO HELP THEM TO PURSUE CAREERS OUTSIDE SPORT. (B) ADVANCING RESEARCH INTO THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY BENEFICIARIES IN TRANSITIONING TO LIFE OUTSIDE ELITE SPORT. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SPORTSPEOPLE BOTH RETIRED AND WHO ARE ACTIVE IN COMPETITIVE SPORT, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING OR ARE EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, MENTORING AND OTHER SUPPORT

Contact information

Address:
WESTMINSTER HOUSE
10 WESTMINSTER ROAD
MACCLESFIELD
CHESHIRE
SK10 1BX
Phone:
07919328389
Email:
rob.young@switchtheplay.com
Website:

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