Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE RUSSELL MARTIN FOUNDATION 

To impact positively upon the lives of children and young people through sport, education and opportunity.We aim to build a legacy by inspiring today for the benefit of tomorrow.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 7 years
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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
31/08/22£1,123£1,137£-15£10£79£590.6240
31/08/21£716£688£28£592£94£911.6150
31/08/20£585£521£63£424£66£661.5140
31/08/19£461£454£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£249£244£5£0£0£0n/a00
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Youth Music£29,824
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Sussex Community Foundation£14,976
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Russell Martin Foundation
£9,976 11/11/2022
Funding was provided towards their family mentoring programme.
Youth Music - Music and Wellbeing
£29,824 04/11/2022
Music and Wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Extra Time Mentoring
£9,996 05/11/2021
The funding will be used to create and run a 3-step mentoring programme to empower young people to overcome challenges and take control of their lives. The project aims to provide young people with ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Russell Martin Foundation
£20,000 23/09/2021
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towards two years' running costs of the 'Extra Time Project' which supports young people from disadvantaged communities to re-engage with school and education in West Sussex.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 20/08/2021
Russell Martin Foundation - Expanding the support we offer - Running Costs Application
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950 30/09/2020
"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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Russell Martin Foundation
£5,000 24/03/2020
11
Funding was provided for a sports project aimed at children with disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach Out
£9,960 15/03/2019
12
The project will use funding to promote and develop sport and education opportunities to schools and young adults to encourage physical exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The project requires ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Youth Legacy Team
£2,500 17/11/2017
12
The Russell Martin Foundation is a registered charity that works to impact positively upon the lives of children and young people through sport, education and opportunity. Funding was provided to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2017, number: 1174134
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/11/2016, number: 10473815
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 51 days late,
Main office

The Russell Martin Foundation
Bank House
Southwick Square
Southwick
BN42 4FN

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:1. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING ACTIVITIES);2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF SUCH PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;3. TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY MIGHT GROW TO MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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