Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

FOOTBALL JOURNEYS

Football Journeys (FJ) is a UK charity that brings young people from diverse communities together to share new experiences, find common ground and break down prejudices. FJ uses football and participatory video as tools to facilitate leadership, skills development and integration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 11 years

www.londonfootballjourneys.org

info@londonfootballjourneys.org

07854673223

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£150	£124	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22	£116	£110	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/21	£114	£108	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/20	£109	£107	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/19	£85	£86	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/18	£93	£111	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£81	£76	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£79	£72	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£67	£46	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£20	£12	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

John Lyon's Charity	£77,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£60,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£40,000
Tudor Trust	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,842
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund	£15,000
DCMS	£14,160
Sport England	£6,050

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Core costs
£15,000	14/11/2023	Core costs
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to London Football Journeys
£2,500	05/12/2022	Cost-of-Living Uplift
National Lottery Community Fund - Football Journeys Community Exchanges 2023
£9,930	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a 16 week exchange project for younger people in the community. The project aims to support 60 young people to build skills confidence resilience and positive ....more The funding will be used to deliver a 16 week exchange project for younger people in the community. The project aims to support 60 young people to build skills confidence resilience and positive relationships.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£20,000	20/05/2022	From Surviving to Thriving
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£20,000	21/05/2021	From Surviving to Thriving
Tudor Trust - Grant to Football Journeys
£20,000	20/04/2021	over one year towards the core costs of a charity that uses football to engage young people and address issues of territorialism across London
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Football Journeys
£40,000	05/03/2021 48	Main Grant unrestricted core costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,160	05/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to London Football Journeys
£75,000	18/06/2020 36	London Football Journeys 2020-23
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,050	15/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to London Football Journeys
£5,000	17/04/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to London Football Journeys, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - London Football Journeys
£9,912	23/01/2020 4	The funding will be used to offer after school sessions using football as a vehicle, to young people who would ordinarily be at risk of exclusion from opportunities for social and personal ....more The funding will be used to offer after school sessions using football as a vehicle, to young people who would ordinarily be at risk of exclusion from opportunities for social and personal development.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/11/2019	Changing the Narrative
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	28/11/2019	toward running costs in 2020/21
The Fore - Grant to London Football Journeys
£30,000	01/08/2017 24	London Football Journeys was established in 2013 to bring together young people aged 11-15 from different deprived areas around London through the common language of football and the medium of ....more London Football Journeys was established in 2013 to bring together young people aged 11-15 from different deprived areas around London through the common language of football and the medium of film-making. By making films and sharing experiences, participants improve their communication skills, increase their confidence and break down negative stereotypes. The Fore funded the salary of a part-time Programme Assistant to deliver project work, in order to free up the CEO?s time to take the organisation to the next level of development.
Comic Relief - Young, Gifted & Female
£114,338	19/07/2017 24	London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, ....more London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Hackney to: reduce negative stereotypes; build self-confidence and self-esteem; access opportunities in education, employment and training; and improve leadership skills.
DCMS - Young, Gifted & Female
£57,169	19/07/2017	London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, ....more London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Hackney to: reduce negative stereotypes; build self-confidence and self-esteem; access opportunities in education, employment and training; and improve leadership skills.
DCMS - Young, Gifted & Female
£57,169	19/07/2017	London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, ....more London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Hackney to: reduce negative stereotypes; build self-confidence and self-esteem; access opportunities in education, employment and training; and improve leadership skills.
DCMS - Young, Gifted & Female
£57,169	19/07/2017	London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, ....more London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Hackney to: reduce negative stereotypes; build self-confidence and self-esteem; access opportunities in education, employment and training; and improve leadership skills.
DCMS - Young, Gifted & Female
£57,169	19/07/2017	London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, ....more London Football Journeys and Laces Community Club will deliver a new football-based inter-community leadership project. The project will enable girls (age 13-18) from deprived backgrounds in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Hackney to: reduce negative stereotypes; build self-confidence and self-esteem; access opportunities in education, employment and training; and improve leadership skills.
Trust for London - London Football Journeys
£2,500	22/02/2017 6	The funding is towards the core costs of the organisation as allocated by Maggie Baxter from the total of £5K gifted to her by the Trust to make grants to small charities working to tackle ....more The funding is towards the core costs of the organisation as allocated by Maggie Baxter from the total of £5K gifted to her by the Trust to make grants to small charities working to tackle poverty and inequality in London. The Trust's offer to Maggie was in lieu of her work to produce 'River of Change', Reflections on 40 years at Trust for London, a 125th Anniversary publication.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to London Football Journeys
£100,000	25/01/2017 36	Towards unrestricted core costs to help expand the football exchange programme and provide greater opportunities for participants to become ambassadors and young leaders.
Tudor Trust - Grant to London Football Journeys
£12,500	02/06/2015 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the director's salary at an organisation which uses sport to engage young people and address issues of territorialism across London
National Lottery Community Fund - London Football Journeys
£114,488	11/09/2014 24	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-68

CHRISTOPHER PAUL HOLMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Finance & Resources

EMMANUEL AKINMOLODUN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Youth Specialist And Entrepreneur

MATTHEW COLLINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Communications And Digital

NICOLA POLLOCK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Director, Other trusteeships: THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION, LOCAL TRUST, SASC TRUST,

RAFAEL ALLEYNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Principal

YASMIN AMEVOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Legal Adviser

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2013, number: 1152450
Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2013, number: 08436638

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

20 WENLOCK ROAD
LONDON
N1 7GU

Objectives

1)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH USING SPORT ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATORY MEDIA; AND 2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN GANG CULTURE, ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND DRUG ABUSE AND HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF 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 DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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