Foundation of Light Yearbook

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TEAM FOUNDATION 2016

THIS IS A REPORT OF OUR BEST BITS...

In 2016 we celebrated a significant milestone: 15 years since the Foundation of Light was founded with the aim of inspiring people to change their lives for the better through the power of education and sport.

Looking back over those 15 years was a humbling and inspiring experience for me.

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It is incredible to compare the charity we are today and see how far we have come in that time.

Over the years, we have built our reputation, won accolades and woven our programmes for self-improvement and social care into the fabric of society in the North East.

Our integrity has been proven and our desire to innovate and push boundaries to change lives for the better has made us a blueprint for community engagement in football.

It is unusual for us to look back because in this turbulent political, economic and social

SIR BOB MURRAY CBE Chair of Trustees

landscape we always have our eyes on the future. In fact, our key achievements from 2016 are things that we will realise the real benefit of in the years to come.

We opened our School in September with demand for its services over-subscribed, and are now seeing fantastic results with local youngsters benefiting from its unique and inspiring approach to education.

In October, construction began on the Beacon of Light and our vision of community engagement for the future is becoming a reality today.

It has taken an immense amount of hard work, belief and foresight to get where we are today and it fills me with great pride to see the development of our new landmark facility, that will help so many people, starting to take shape.

The last year has not been without its challenges but our excellent staff have risen to every single one of them.

Football is a team sport, you can’t play or win on your own – and this yearbook highlights how individuals, programmes and organisations are all playing their

part to help our community succeed. I am indebted to the staff of the Foundation who make all this possible. They are a team unlike any other I have come across and they deserve their place in this book as much as anyone.

In closing, what I can say has remained a constant over the last decade and a half is why we do what we do. We do it because we care and want to make a difference, here in the North East. They say charity begins at home and we live and breathe that ethos.

We care about the North East, we care

about the local people in our communities, we care about young and old, we care about the people that feel they have been forgotten – and most of all we care about making a difference and changing lives for the better.

And in 2017 we’ll be encouraging even more people to care about what we do and get involved.

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FOOTBALL IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO AND THIS YEAR’S YEARBOOK PROVES IT. For us football goes beyond the 90 minutes between referees’ whistles in football stadia. The way we use football makes it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; sometimes in groups of hundreds, sometimes one-to-one; but always meaningful.

Taking some of the key positions and players on a football team, reinterpreting them as programmes, staff and the people we work with, this yearbook provides a window into our world.

Not every position is taken and we’re always on the look out for new players to join us.

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NEW PLAYERS NEED TO KNOW OUR VALUES: • We work as a team • We are professional • We are proud of what we do and dedicated to achieving our goals • We are progressive and forward thinking • We are fully committed to achieving the best for our customers and communities • We are passionate and enthusiastic

Fixtures:

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Foreward Defender Captain Goalkeeper

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Playmaker Striker Midfielder Rising Star

22. Final Score 26. Supporters 32. Back Room Staff

Derek has Cerebral Palsy and used to struggle to walk unaided.

Through our Family Learning programme we’ve helped him spend more active time with his family where he has excelled.

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FOUNDATION OF LIGHT THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE WORK FOREVER. Foundation of Light has always been a forwardthinking organisation with an approach that affects sustainable and long-term change to improve people’s lives. We are now on the cusp of taking our next step towards that vision.

DEFENDER ‘A STRONG FOUNDATION’ PARENTS

CAPTAIN ‘INSPIRING OTHERS’ COURTNEY

(Each and every parent, carer, guardian and grandparent on our programmes)

(Current player in our Regional Talent Club)

After six years of planning and almost two years of construction the Beacon of Light will open in 2018, giving us a home capable of providing our region with the support that it needs and deserves. With £2m still needed, we will continue our fundraising drive for the Beacon through an engaging campaign that we hope will galvanise local population in their support of the project.

A good Centre Back is the rock upon which all strong teams are built.

A Captain is a player who supports the team, inspiring and bringing others into play, helping them succeed.

The move into the Beacon will also provide us with new challenges as an organisation and we will strengthen behind the scenes to ensure we are fit for purpose in advance of the facility opening. We will undertake an assessment and overhaul of our governance to help us capitalise on the new opportunities that will arise, and fortify procedures that will make our delivery even more effective, maximising

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the impact that donations will make to the local population.

The Beacon of Light will be self-sustaining and to facilitate this we will move to improve our commerciality.

This will be realised through development of our fundraising strategy and a general move to operate more as a social enterprise within appropriate parts of the organisation.

We have experienced unparalleled levels of growth since we launched 15 years ago. As an agile organisation used to embracing change we are well equipped for the transition ahead and with your continued support we will continue to flourish.

LESLEY SPUHLER OBE Chief Executive

Making the right choices for their children and family by enrolling on our programmes, we salute the parents we work with who are often the catalyst of bigger changes.

Courtney from our Regional Talent Club may be one of our best footballers but it’s her team spirit that we admire.

A player who can be counted on when things get tough, her attitude is as formidable as her talent.

GOALKEEPER ‘PROTECTING GOALS’ MICHAEL

PLAYMAKER ‘FORWARD THINKING’ FOUNDATION

STRIKER ‘SCORING GOALS’ ETHAN

MIDFIELDER ‘CONNECTING PEOPLE’ JEBUN

(Foundation of Light’s Operations Manager for South Durham)

(An innovative and pioneering charity that has always been ahead of its time)

(A dedicated football scholar attending our new Scholarship programme)

(A successful graduate of our Improving Futures Programme)

Protecting the team from threats, the keeper is also in the best position to see where the rest of the team should position themselves.

A playmaker uses their vision and ingenuity to make the moves that help the team achieve their goals.

Passion, drive and singlemindedness to achieve their vision, strikers are driven to get what they want.

A midfielder’s role is to link play, connecting defence and attack so that the whole team can achieve.

Every team needs a bit of creativity and our Family Learning Ministry of Food programme is a great example of this. Read about how our ability to do things differently is paying dividends for family health.

Ethan loves football but it’s his drive to achieve in the classroom that sees him take this coveted position.

Through our Improving Futures programme Jebun has become someone who links together others in her own community making it stronger in the process.

Taking care of our goals and the goals of the communities we work with, Operations Manager Michael is a pair of safe hands and the right person to direct the rest of the team.

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OVER 1,100 EVENING, WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY SPORTS SESSIONS

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DEFENDER

DEFENDER

ESSENTIAL DECISION MAKERS AND OUR FOUNDATION. Parents are an integral part of our team – without them children would not progress and reach their full potential.

Like a defender picking the right pass to start a play, parents make the right choices for their children, families and communities

when they become a part of our team.

Our ever-growing Little Dribblers programme welcomes youngsters from as young as 18 months old to learn and play with their parents – not just football but numeracy, teamwork, physical literacy and more.

In 2016, parents booked their children onto 280 football and sports coaching programmes, nurturing

the seed planted in Little Dribblers sessions, that love of physical play eventually becoming competitive.

1,300 parents backed the choice of their youngsters to take part in our Family Learning sessions which develop numeracy and literacy, improve health and behaviour, and bring families closer together.

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PHOTOS ABOVE 1. Little Dribblers for 18 months - 5 years 2. Family Learning Graduations

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CAPTAIN

65 YOUNGSTERS, FOUR TEAMS, ONE REGIONAL TALENT CLUB

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EVERY TEAM NEEDS PLAYERS WHO INSPIRE. They may not be the most technically gifted player but their team know they can always rely on them when times get tough.

Courtney is one such player.

A member of our Girls’ Regional Talent Club, the only Centre of Excellence for girls’ football in the North East, this U16 midfielder shaved her hair off as a sign of solidarity

INSPIRING’ OTHERS COURTNEY

with one of her coaches who had been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.

passionate about helping develop well-rounded and compassionate young people.

“When I heard Michael was ill I wanted to do something to show that we cared. This team is not just us players on the pitch, it’s everybody – our coaches, families, our friends who come and support us.”

Courtney inspired us.

Realising that Michael may lose his hair she shaved hers off and raised almost £2,000 for Cancer Research UK in the process, as well as organising a team photo to pledge support for their coach.

We’re passionate about girls’ football but we’re also

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MICHAEL

GOALKEEPER

SAFE HANDS PROTECTING OUR GOALS One of the most specialist positions on the pitch, a goalkeeper, is exactly that – someone who takes care of your goals.

In this position we have Operations Manager for South Durham, Michael

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Colclough, who is responsible for just one of our seven outreach sites, helping those in the Shildon area find a better future.

From taking up the position in September 2015 he’s been able to double the size of our operation there which now offers programmes for people of all ages.

“To help a community you have to understand it, which you can only do by being part of it – we link up with local schools, residents’ associations, councils and community groups to really understand what’s needed and from there you can go about putting programmes and sessions in place. Everyone knows what the ultimate

goal is – to have a better life – and we have to be careful to protect and nurture that.”

Covering a huge geographical area, our outreach centres make sure that we’re accessible to all, a vital component to our success.

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SEVEN OUTREACH CENTRES COVERING OVER 1,000 SQUARE MILES 2

PHOTOS ABOVE 1. Jordan Pickford visiting our Washington outreach centre 2. New outreach centre opened in Stanley, Co. Durham

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PLAYMAKER

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92 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN MINISTRY OF FOOD PROGRAMME 2

PHOTOS ABOVE 1. Foundation of Light’s inspiring new home the Beacon of Light 2. Beacon of Light School welcomed its first intake of 40 students

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FORWARD’ THINKING FOUNDATION

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PLAYMAKER

USING CREATIVITY TO GET RESULTS Sometimes ingenuity can have a huge impact and that’s an approach that has served us well throughout our 15 years.

We’ve always pioneered new ways of working, that’s been well documented.

When Jamie Oliver’s Food Foundation chose four Premier League foundations to join up with, we were the only one to apply the teachings to a family learning setting. Helping children, parents and grandparents learn how to cook and be healthy together was a natural fit for us and by getting whole families involved we knew

the lessons would translate into changes in people’s homes.

This decision was rewarded when the project won Northern England Project of the Year Award at the 2016 National Festival of Learning.

“Sometimes it takes a little creativity to make a big difference – we know that getting different generations of families together to learn can yield great results and it seemed a natural fit for a programme designed to improve eating and nutrition habits.

We have been able to get whole families on board with the ideas and recipes which they take home, plus it’s a lot more fun cooking together!”

JOANNE BLACK Informal Educator foundationof light.co.uk

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FOUNDATION SUNDERLAND SCHOLARSHIP TEAM TOP OF THE LEAGUE

SCORING ’ GOALS

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ETHAN

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STRIKER

STRIKER

A BATTLING PLAYER SCORES GOALS A good striker is singleminded, bouncing off challenges and tackles that might otherwise bring them down, to reach their goal.

Ethan is a promising young footballer taking part in our Football Scholarship programme which combines high-level coaching with

Education, helping school leavers bridge the gap between school and playing professional football, or progressing to university.

He fought tooth and nail to be included in the programme as his examination grades didn’t meet the usual entry requirements. One thing we’ve always had is the strength to maintain the ability to treat people like individuals and after meeting with Ethan

and his parents we made the decision to give him a chance.

Our staff have given him extra support but Ethan is the one putting the real work in, and his determination has seen him catch up to the level of his teammates. In the classroom and on the football pitch his hard work is paying off and he’s inspiring those around him to achieve more too.

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MIDFIELDER

ALMOST 4,400 INTERVENTIONS SINCE IMPROVING FUTURES LAUNCHED

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MIDFIELDER

THE PLAYER WHO CAN BRING OTHERS TOGETHER. Through accessing our ground-breaking Improving Futures programme Jebun Nahar went from wanting to make a difference in her community to becoming a community champion.

Project staff helped the single mother of four gain the confidence and self-esteem to set up a Bengali Ladies Group, bringing together women in her community and helping

them access education and employment, as well as an important social network.

Seeing the impact that the group had on school life for the women’s children, Valley Road Primary recognised an opportunity to employ Jebun to work in the school helping address wider issues for the ethnic minority groups in the community. She’s since been named an anti-bullying champion and even received an award from the local council for her work.

a big change in my life.

I knew what I wanted to do but didn’t have the confidence or focus to do it.

Thanks to a gentle push from the Foundation I’ve been on quite a journey in the last few years and I’m delighted to say it’s made a difference to others too.”

Jebun is our linking player, a connector and someone who brings others into play which has a great effect for everyone.

“The Improving Futures programme was a catalyst for

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POTENTIAL’ CHRIS RISING STAR

GOOD TEAMS DEVELOP PLAYERS WHO FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE TEAM, EXCELLING WITH THEIR NEWLY DEVELOPED SKILLS. Starting his ‘training’ as a participant on the awardwinning Back in the Game employability programme, Chris worked hard to achieve numeracy and literacy qualifications which he missed out on at school due to his anxiety around exams.

Through the programme he also gained focus and direction, embarking on a quest to a career working with young people. His next ‘position’ in our team came when he became a volunteer

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on the Pitstop programme, helping troubled youngsters improve their behaviour and rediscover their passion for learning, whilst gaining the hands-on experience that working in this difficult field requires.

Last year Chris joined the Beacon of Light School team as a full-time Teaching Assistant, reaping the rewards of working through our progression pathway, not just focusing on instant, unsustainable results but real and lasting change.

“It is like I’ve been in training for this job for the last few years! Working with the Foundation has helped nurture me throughout the whole process and helped me challenge myself to the point where I feel I’m now hitting my stride and really performing.”

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RISING STAR

OVER 60% ON EMPLOYABILITY COURSES GO INTO WORK OR FURTHER TRAINING

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FINAL SCORE

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7,458 improved awareness and knowledge of healthy choices

38,000 COURSE REGISTRATIONS

AWARD WINNERS

1,300 FAMILIES

DELIVERED OVER 414,000 AGGREGATE CONTACT HOURS

Football Scholarship programme

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WORKED WITH

FAMILY LEARNING MINISTRY OF FOOD PROGRAMME WON NORTHERN PROJECT OF THE YEAR SUPPORTED OVER 2,000

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

11,659 IMPROVED FITNESS Youngest participant 18 months

3,566

IMPROVED BEHAVIOUR/ ATTITUDE

2,003 IMPROVED QUALIFICATIONS/ ACCREDITATION

DELIVERED OVER

Oldest participant 94 years old

16,400

SESSIONS IN TOTAL

22,253

1,353 REDUCED LIKELIHOOD OF INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

SUPPORTED OVER 240 SCHOOLS

AND 5 SPECIAL SCHOOLS SOUTH TYNESIDE

SUNDERLAND

COUNTY DURHAM

IMPROVED ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION TO SPORT AND FOOTBALL

WORKED WITH 150 BUSINESSES

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY WITH SEVEN OUTREACH CENTRES foundationof light.co.uk

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FINAL SCORE

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2016 (incorporating Income and Expenditure account)

Unrestricted funds £

Restricted funds £

Total 2016 £

CURRICULUM AREA ANALYSIS

Total 2015 £

Sport and Play

INCOME FROM: Donations and legacies Charitable activities

292,006 1,208,988

Other trading activities Investments Total

154,066

446,072

527,618

2,093,732 3,302,720 3,239,832

428,779

-

428,779

408,501

4,294

-

4,294

6,877

1,934,067

2,247,798 4,181,865 4,182,828

EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds

456,979

Charitable activities

592,044

Other

-

Total

1,049,032

Net income / (expenditure) 885,044

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456,979

518,277

3,090,502 3,682,546 3,588,741 19,132

19,132

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3,109,634 4,158,657 4,170,018 (861,836)

23,208

12,810

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-

Transfers between funds

(370,368)

370,368

Net movement in funds

514,676

(491,468)

23,208

12,810

Total funds brought forward 525,263

324,307

849,570

836,760

Total funds carried forward 1,039,939

(167,161)

872,778

849,570

ll gains and losses recognised in the year are included in the Statement of A Financial Activities. All incoming resources and resources expended are derived from continuing activities. There is no difference between the net incoming resources shown above and their historical cost equivalents. Audited accounts can be found at charitycommission.gov.uk

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Income Expenditure £ £ 962,779

939,858

Education

1,034,927

1,247,059

World of Work

1,193,081

1,259,186

Health

138,137

183,412

Fundraising and Governance

852,941

529,142

4,181,865

4,158,657

Total

INCOME ANALYSIS %

Sport and Play Coaching Income

GRANT ANALYSIS - SECURED IN 2016 %

Unrestricted Commercial Income

SPENDING ANALYSIS %

Corporate Trusts and Foundations

5% 23%

Fundraising and administration

17%

20% 48%

47% 83%

57%

Grant/ Restricted Income

Public

elivery D of services costs

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SPONSORS

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SUPPORT FROM THE WINGS 1

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WINGERS PROVIDE FANTASTIC SUPPORT SERVICE, HELPING ACHIEVE GOALS, BACKING UP DEFENDERS AND REALLY ENABLING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE TEAM. We have a fantastic network of businesses who support our work year in and year out with unrestricted commercial income accounting for 20% of our fundraising last year.

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PHOTOS ABOVE 1. G rafton Group PLC back Cycle Challenge 2. Tesco Bank supporting play 3. Football Scholars sponsored by ABCO Ltd

allowed travellers to support us by donating their unused and unwanted foreign currency.

Airport staff have cycled, run and walked to raise money for our work, as well as giving us a presence at dinners and events resulting in a combined total of ÂŁ30,000 since the partnership began.

Partnerships with businesses like Newcastle International Airport really make our work possible and help our community work reach new heights.

Newcastle International Airport are just one organisation who have helped us achieve our goals through nominating us as one of their charities of the year in 2016 and 2017.

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SUPPORTERS > PARTNERS

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> SUPPORTERS

Limerick City DEPS

Springfield Cars

A Love Supreme

Mark Laws

St James Place Wealth Management*

Mediaworks

Sunderland College

Alan Hewson Photography

Michael Oliver

Sunderland Echo

Barclays Contact Centre

New College Durham

Superstars

Bidfood

Newcastle International Airport

Synergy Sponsorship

BT

Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd

Teacher Active

Children in Need

North Star Housing Group

The Football Foundation

Community Foundation serving Tyne and Wear and Northumberland

Northern Print Solutions

The Learning and Development Consortium

Accenture

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Constructing Excellence in the North East County Durham Community Foundation Dulverton Trust Dunelm Glass Limited Durham County FA Development East Durham College Education Funding Agency Esh Group* Garfield Weston Foundation Gateshead Council Gentoo Hays Travel Foundation* Homeless FA Identity Consult INK Formacion SL Inspiresport Jamie Oliver Foundation Kids 1st Nurseries Kitwave One Lambton Castle and Estate

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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

The Leighton Group

Northumbrian Water Limited

The Royal British Legion

OSE European

The Vardy Foundation

Paul Callaghan CBE DL

tombola Ltd

Peak Body Fitness and Nutrition

Total Office Product Supplies*

Port of Tyne

Total Sport North East*

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Postcode Community Trust

Transport Hub Limited

Precision Printing

TSG*

Premier Teachers

Tyne & Wear Sport

Public Health Sunderland

UK Trade and Investment

Reds Hair Salon

Unipres - UK Limited

Ritchie Pitt

United Carlton Office Systems Ltd

Santander

Valued

SCS

Vertem Asset Management

Shildon FC

VIP – For All Your Special Occasions

Sir James Knott Trust

Zenith People

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Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust Sobell Foundation Spark Response* Sport England

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SUPPORTERS > CORPORATE MEMBERS ABCO Ltd Air Design Systems LTD Alderclad Limited Alpha 7 Couriers Aphrodite Arco Limited Argent Wealth LTD Arrow Commercial Ltd Ashford Orthodontics Limited Bond Dickinson LLP Brewin Dolphin Brims Construction City Financial Limited Coolcheck Refrigeration Limited Cottam Brush Elliott Westland Insurance Expedient Training Services Gary Craig Architectural Services Ltd GB Lubricants Grosvenor Sunderland H. Malone & Sons Ltd Hall and Angus Ltd Handelsbanken Harbour Contract Services Hay and Kilner Hays Credit HLA Services HMC Group Howarth Litchfield Partnership Howie White Resourcing Limited

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Hunters Estate Agent Jackson Potter James Herriot Partnership Jasprint Limited JD Gym Washington JH Partners John Carr Dairyman Karting North East King Brothers Kingsley Coaches Limited Laidlaw Ltd Liebherr Sunderland Works MacDonald Martin Ltd McNally & Thompson Ltd Michael Hodgson Chartered Surveyors Mincoffs Solicitors Monumental Training Mortons Solicitors Muckle LLP NatWest/RBS North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust O’Brien Waste Management Paul Gerry Peter Dodd Funeral Directors Principal Print Swift Richard Reed Solicitors Roadwise Ror Analytics Ltd Rosie Page Rowlands Accountants

RTC North Sam Dowden Limited Seaton Consultants Limited Spire Washington Hospital Statex Colour Print Station Taxis (Sunderland) LTD Stephen Hope Wealth Management Sunderland Association Football Club Supporters Association Sunderland Branch Liaison Committee Sunderland Marriott Hotel T F Shipping Ltd The Blizzard Thermodynamix Ltd Tolent Construction Limited TTR Barnes UBS Wealth Management UK Asbestos Specialists Ltd University of Sunderland UNW LLP Vantec Europe Limited Ward Hadaway Washington Components Woodfordel Ltd

>S CHOOL AND DELIVERY PARTNERS Absolute Sports Travel AM Sports Tours Badminton England Barbara Priestman Academy Basketball England Blue Brazil Boys Club British Judo Burnhope Primary School Cairney Hill Juniors Castleview Enterprise Academy Columbia Grange School Consett Academy Consett Juniors Cotsford Junior School County Durham Sport Currie Star FC Delves Lane Primary School Dumbarton Boys Club Durham County Cricket Club Durham County FA Durham University Easington Lane Primary School England Boxing England Netball Farringdon Nurture Group Forward Assist Golf Foundation Greenland Primary School

> AMBASSADORS Tasmin Archer

Margaret McDonagh

The Baroness The Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong of Hilltop

The Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate CBE

Melanie Hill

Gavin Slark

St Marys RC Primary School, Stanley

Sharon Hodgson MP

Philippa Tomson

Stanley Events

Tony Jeffries

Sunderland College

David Jones

Table Tennis England

Kevin Maguire

Tadcaster Grammar School

Jimmy Montgomery BEM

Tanfield School

Guy Mowbray

Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation First

Tavistock Nursery

Kevin Phillips

Team Northumbria

Stacie Stewart

Northview Academy

The Pars Foundation

Kevin Ball

Our Lady of Lourdes RCVA Primary School

The Premier League

Aly Dixon

Transworld Soccer

PE5 Sports

Prof Peter Fidler CBE

TW Braga

Sandhill View Academy

The Futureheads

Ultimate Sports Trips

Seaview Primary School

Marco Gabbiadini

West Rainton Primary School

Jamie Martin OBE

Hermitage Academy

Simonside Primary School

Hopewood Academy

South Tyneside College

Howletch Primary School

Sport England

Inspire Sport

St James RCVA Primary School

Kick It Out Kings Park FC KSC Abbey Marsden Primary School Monkwearmouth Academy Montrose Youth FC Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation

Shildon Football Club

> BEACON OF LIGHT BOARD Bob Paton CBE Jamie Martin OBE John Fickling Lesley Spuhler OBE Paul Woolston Sir Bob Murray CBE

Carolynne Poole

Stephanie Houghton

The Baroness The Rt Hon

BEACON OF LIGHT THE INSPIRATIONAL MULT-FUNCTIONAL SPORTS AND EVENTS FACILITY

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BACK ROOM STAFF > PATRON

Lynda Brown

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex GCVO

Tom Capeling

> TRUSTEES Sir Bob Murray CBE Kate Adie OBE DL George Clarke Paul Collingwood MBE Stephen Cram CBE The Rt Hon The Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley, PC Colonel The Hon James Ramsbotham DL Sir Tim Rice Sir Peter Vardy DL > CHIEF EXECUTIVE Lesley Spuhler OBE > EDUCATION AND SKILLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Rt Hon The Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley, PC Audrey Bolam

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David Gray Ian Green Alex Hopkins Ian Kershaw Karen Marshall Simon Marshall Alison Maynard Graeme Thompson Steve Wilkinson > AUDITORS KPMG LLP > BANKERS Barclays Bank plc > LEGAL Ward Hadaway

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SAFEGUARDING > SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT The Foundation of Light takes safeguarding very seriously – nothing is more important to us than the safety and wellbeing of the people that we work with.

We ensure that our staff receive Enhanced DBS checks as well as regular safeguarding training and updates relevant to individual roles.

We commit to taking any reasonable action to ensure the safety of all those who use our services, whether they are children, young people or adults. It is important to know that in cases where we have reason to be concerned that someone may be subject to any form of abuse or neglect, the Foundation of Light will have no alternative but to follow the appropriate Safeguarding Board procedures and inform relevant parties of our concern.

There are three different levels of criminal record check completed by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS): Standard, Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred List Checks. The level of check that we are allowed to conduct will depend on the role of the member of staff.

The Foundation of Light ensures that all staff are DBS checked at the highest level permissible for their role.

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TRUSTED IT PARTNERS

AS WELL AS HAVING THE RIGHT PLAYERS IN THE RIGHT POSITION YOUR TEAM NEEDS BACK ROOM STAFF AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME TOO, HELPING YOU STAY IN SHAPE LIKE A GOOD PHYSIOTHERAPIST OR NUTRITIONIST. Fulfilling this role is our trusted IT partner, TSG, who work with us to ensure our systems are in great shape for the challenges that we face.

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One of the UK’s leading IT services companies, trusted by thousands of businesses, they orchestrated the decentralisation of our IT systems, shifting to a cloud-based solution through Microsoft Office 365 and Sharepoint. This has streamlined our processes, improved security and increased compliance with data protection guidelines.

Every now and again we need direct help and, just like a physio coming off the sidelines to administer treatment to an injured player, TSGs award-winning experts are on hand with 24/7 remote monitored support.

Having TSG as our trusted IT partner has a huge impact upon our organisation – it means that we can focus on what we do best, improving people’s lives.

To find out more about our trusted IT partner, call one of their team on 0333 220 0777 or visit tsg.com

In memory of Martyn Young, Managing Director of Precision North.

Martyn was a great supporter and friend of the Foundation and, through Precision North, helped us tell our story, raise vital funds and ultimately change lives across the North East. He will be sadly missed.

Precision Printing are proud sponsors of this year’s Foundation of Light yearbook.

A multi-award winning company offering creative print enhancement solutions and state of the art technology, Precision excel at delivering the right job, at the right quality and the right price.

Precision Printing and Foundation of Light - two great teams working together to make a difference to North East communities. www.precisionprinting.co.uk T: 0191 3037202 E: north@precisionprinting.co.uk

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Contact us Foundation of Light Stadium of Light Sunderland SR5 1SU United Kingdom T: 0191 551 5191 F: 0191 514 7172 E: info@foundationoflight.co.uk foundationoflight.co.uk @SAFCFoL

Foundation of Light Registered Office: Sunderland Stadium of Light, Sunderland SR5 1SU REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1089333

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