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Designated funds should be used within two years of their target date or released back into free reserves.
Designated funds should be used within 2 years of their target date. If this does not take place, they should either be released back into free reserves or re-approved for designation.
Operational · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Restricted reserves amount to £75, designated for specific programmes run by the Foundation.
Restricted reserves total £ 75. These donations are restricted for use against specific programmes run by the Foundation.
Financial · Observational claim · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity has a reserves policy targeting free reserves equivalent to three months of organisational operating costs.
The charity has adopted a reserves policy and has set a target such that free reserves (the general fund) should total 3 months of total organisational operating costs based on the next budget year.
Financial · Policy statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Mintridge Foundation has designated reserves of £15,480 for set programmes.
Designated reserves total £15,480. These are funds that have been designated for set programmes by the trustees where no formal restrictions have been put in place.
Financial · Observational claim · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The Mintridge Foundation's Gold Programme includes behind-the-scenes access at live sports fixtures.
This element also allowed behind-the-scenes access at a live sports fixture to showcase the opportunities of sport for mentees and their families.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's Gold Programme provides tickets to watch Ambassadors in action and behind-the-scenes access.
5 of the Programmes included our Gold Element where students received tickets to watch our Ambassadors in action, as well as enabling more in-person time to ensure an even greater level of support. This element also allowed behind-the-scenes access at a live sports fixture to showcase the opportunities of sport for mentees and their families.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's Silver Programme includes remote mentoring for six months following the Bronze Visit.
To ensure the greatest legacy and to offer continued support for mental and physical fitness, in silver programmes, students have the opportunity to be mentored remotely by the Ambassador for a period of six months following the Bronze Visit.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's Bronze Programme includes virtual webinars for schools with travel or budget constraints.
7 of these were a virtual Bronze Programme which often meant a short webinar and Q&A to aid travelling constraints/financial budgets.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's objectives include advancing physical and mental health, education, and well-being of children and young people.
To advance the physical and mental health and well-being of children and young people; and to advance the physical education and development of children and young people;
Strategic · Policy statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Mintridge Foundation aims to develop a culture that ensures risk management is an integral part of its operations.
It will provide realistic resources to implement and support effective risk management within the foundation. The CIO outlines the framework for managing the risks that it may face. The Trustees regularly review and assess the risks faced by the CIO in all areas of its work and plan for the management of those risks.
Governance · Policy statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Mintridge Foundation has a risk management framework to identify and manage strategic, business, and operational risks.
The trustees are committed to the identification and management of the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Charitable Incorporated Organisation faces. The trustee board is committed to the identification and management of risk and believe that this must be achieved by supporting a structured and focused approach to risk management through its risk management framework.
Governance · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The Mintridge Foundation's unrestricted reserves stand at £42,828 as of March 2025.
Unrestricted reserves currently stand at £42,828. These are funds that carry no restrictions or designations over their use.
Financial · Funding statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Mintridge Foundation has a deficit on unrestricted funds of £23,213 for the year ended March 2025.
During the year ended 31 March 2025, The Mintridge Foundation reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £23,213, a surplus on designated funds of £5,407 and a movement of £433 on restricted funds.
Financial · Funding statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 6
The Mintridge Foundation's Gold Programme offers tickets to watch Ambassadors in action and behind-the-scenes access.
5 of the Programmes included our Gold Element where students received tickets to watch our Ambassadors in action, as well as enabling more in-person time to ensure an even greater level of support. This element also allowed behind-the-scenes access at a live sports fixture to showcase the opportunities of sport for mentees and their families.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's Silver Programme includes remote mentoring for six months after the Bronze Visit.
To ensure the greatest legacy and to offer continued support for mental and physical fitness, in silver programmes, students have the opportunity to be mentored remotely by the Ambassador for a period of six months following the Bronze Visit.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation's Bronze Programme delivered 77 programmes, with 27 focusing on netball.
77 of these were delivered as part of our Bronze Programme. ... Once again, with the popularity of netball, this has been the biggest sporting choice for our beneficiaries as there has been a rise in the demand for female sports and role models. 27 of our programmes included netball.
Service · Observational claim · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Mintridge Foundation delivered 96 programmes impacting 15,957 young people between April 2024 and March 2025.
Between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025, the Mintridge Foundation delivered 96 programmes across the UK impacting 15,957 young people.
Service · Observational claim · From The Mintridge Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The organisation aims to gradually extend its reach beyond London into areas such as Essex and Manchester.
Alongside our established work across London, we have maintained a limited but meaningful presence in areas such as Essex and Manchester. While still in the early stages, we are encouraged by the response and hopeful that, over time, we can strengthen and expand our delivery in these areas to reach more families in need.
Strategic · Policy statement · From The Cheer-Up Squad Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 October 2025, page 10
The Cheer-Up Squad plans to establish a more permanent and fully equipped office in Barnet.
At the same time, we are working towards establishing a more permanent and fully equipped office in Barnet.
Operational · Policy statement · From The Cheer-Up Squad Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 October 2025, page 10
The organisation aims to acquire a dedicated vehicle to improve efficiency and reduce physical demands on volunteers.
To support our increasing level of activity, we are also exploring the acquisition of a dedicated vehicle.
Operational · Policy statement · From The Cheer-Up Squad Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 October 2025, page 10