Kirkie Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Kibble appears to comprise three registered charities: - Kibble School (Miss Elizabeth Kibbles Trust) which is constituted via a Deed of Trust. This is the parent charity for the other two charities. - Kibble Education and Care Centre which is also a company limited by guarantee. - Kibbleworks which is a company limited by guarantee and is a small part of the overall operation in revenue terms. They may have other non-charitable trading companies. Without commenting on the merits of the proposal to acquire shares, none of that in and of itself represents a cause for concern. These are slightly complex but perfectly normal governance arrangements for larger charities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, waldorf34 said: Trade under the name Kibbleworks ,private limited company That is also a registered charity. They also hold only about £750k with the rest of their £3m turnover spent on charitable activities. No idea why it needs two separate companies - maybe they focus on different things. Kibble itself holds about £16m. They appear to spend almost all of the £30m they bring in with a residue of about £1m per year which seems to go into their rainy day fund. One of you people needs to throw some actual evidence of a problem here. Edited January 29, 2020 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmac Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Doakes said: When was the last time you heard a charity/not for profit organisation go belly up? Low risk since they are all about living within their means One question I do have - Gordon Scott secured his "loan" against the stadium as an asset when he bought the club Would this asset belong to Kibble after this agreement was signed? Or would the stadium belong to the club? Well, I heard of one going south only today. Wait til Brexit kicks in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 When was the last time you heard a charity/not for profit organisation go belly up? Low risk since they are all about living within their means One question I do have - Gordon Scott secured his "loan" against the stadium as an asset when he bought the club Would this asset belong to Kibble after this agreement was signed? Or would the stadium belong to the club?Far from a low risk Doakes.I know quite a few good charities that have folded during my time in the third sector... and in the current financial climate it gets harder each year just to break even.With the public suffering charity fatigue, I will not be surprised to see other charities folding.Far from a low risk sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Doakes said: When was the last time you heard a charity/not for profit organisation go belly up? Low risk since they are all about living within their means One question I do have - Gordon Scott secured his "loan" against the stadium as an asset when he bought the club Would this asset belong to Kibble after this agreement was signed? Or would the stadium belong to the club? Had a wee look. It seems that somewhere around 5000 charities close down each year. Kibble appear to have £16m on their balance sheet so on the surface of it they look secure. Can't remember how much of that is cash though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Lord Pityme said: Nope Kibble are in reality a business who make profit, quite a lot of profit. I do laugh at all this community guff talked about them. These days most of the young people under their supervision dont come from Paisley, Renfrewshire or even SCOTLAND! That's how they take the cash in, by becoming a "Young Vulnerabe Care Tourist" resort. Well, that's just shite. While young people from England are looked after in care establishments in Scotland, including Kibble, it's still relatively rare, the vast majority of young people there are from the west of Scotland. There is pretty good throughcare support, so some from further afield often end up putting down roots in Paisley. It is one of the better care providers out there. By the way, I've not just made that up, I used to be an inspector and have in the past inspected Kibble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Had a wee look. It seems that somewhere around 5000 charities close down each year. Kibble appear to have £16m on their balance sheet so on the surface of it they look secure. Can't remember how much of that is cash though.Out at a gig so no time to check... Be interested to check on Companies House and see what the directors remuneration and top end salaries are in the charity.Also, how much of their charity income they spend on advertising and fundraising. Not for a minute suggesting any impropriety, just genuinely interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Well, that's just shite. While young people from England are looked after in care establishments in Scotland, including Kibble, it's still relatively rare, the vast majority of young people there are from the west of Scotland. There is pretty good throughcare support, so some from further afield often end up putting down roots in Paisley. It is one of the better care providers out there. By the way, I've not just made that up, I used to be an inspector and have in the past inspected Kibble.It's not rare, kibble have had up to half their intake from England at varying times.They had capacity, down south they had a need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Kibble are after all the funding, Grant's and kudos they can get by utilising our facilities.Our community trust was supposed to be delivering everything Kibble want to take for their own.Wheres the director in charge of the community trust? Why is he still in a job if he cant run it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Well, that's just shite. While young people from England are looked after in care establishments in Scotland, including Kibble, it's still relatively rare, the vast majority of young people there are from the west of Scotland. There is pretty good throughcare support, so some from further afield often end up putting down roots in Paisley. It is one of the better care providers out there. By the way, I've not just made that up, I used to be an inspector and have in the past inspected Kibble.Kibble’s range of services incorporates community outreach programmes, residential care, social welfare, full secondary education, intensive fostering and secure care, with services being sold to local authorities across Scotland and the north of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Banjos Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Kibble are not going to be owners of the club. They'll have just over a 1/4 stake (equivalent to a few years of SMISA subs.): 51% SMISA27.5% Kibble21.5% A few 100 small shareholders In the unlikely event of this 160 year old charity (with 600 employees and a turnover 10 times more than our own) going out of business..... it wouldn't be that big a deal. No-brainer for me too and was delighted to read about the plans today. We need to do everything we can to get the club and stadium / training complex embedded within and used by the community and this partnership will undoubtedly help. The club is also run, pretty much, by a skeleton staff. Bringing in expertise assistance from an organisation of Kibble's size can only be to our benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Kibble are not going to be owners of the club. They'll have just over a 1/4 stake (equivalent to a few years of SMISA subs.):51% SMISA27.5% Kibble21.5% A few 100 small shareholdersIn the unlikely event of this 160 year old charity (with 600 employees and a turnover 10 times more than our own) going out of business..... it wouldn't be that big a deal. No-brainer for me too and was delighted to read about the plans today. We need to do everything we can to get the club and stadium / training complex embedded within and used by the community. The club is also run, pretty much, by a skeleton staff. Bringing in expertise from an organisation of Kibble's size can only be to our benefit.So why isnt our Community Trust doing these things, and bringing all the funding into the club, rather than it all going to Kibble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 43 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said: It's not rare, kibble have had up to half their intake from England at varying times. They had capacity, down south they had a need. And you know this how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 And you know this how?Widely reported in the media, much to Kibble's embarrassment. Re the quote above its also on Kibble's media guff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lord Pityme said: Widely reported in the media, much to Kibble's embarrassment. Re the quote above its also on Kibble's media guff. Whilst MY input into BTB is with paisley/St Mirren in mind... I have no quibble about the nationality or locale to which Kibble offers help. please find another genuine reasons to reject them as partners. if any... Edited January 29, 2020 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, Yflab said: Hello Stuart. Go back into hiding. FIFY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Dickson said: On the face of it this looks like the kind of community involvement I was banging on about - and criticised for wanting - when Gordon Scott took control of the club. It looks like a positive move but given the responses at the time I got from various members of the SMiSA commitee I'll wait to see much more detail before rushing to rejoin WB. PS Your posse will be overjoyed. Edited January 29, 2020 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Kibble will be shareholders, so they'll only get money if a dividend is paid, something that has never happened to my knowledge.They Re in it to make money by running programmes that our community trust is supposed to run.For example the Street Stuff contract with the council is over £200k...That funding, and a whole lot more will go straight to Kibble. No wonder they see it as a good investment? Its worth millions to them, money going straight out of the club!We cannot sleepwalk into this just because Scott is bored, lazy and wants his money back quick!He... and the Smisa committee made solemn commitments... they have to be held to those!Who wants to be known as Kibble FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 54 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said: They Re in it to make money by running programmes that our community trust is supposed to run. For example the Street Stuff contract with the council is over £200k... That funding, and a whole lot more will go straight to Kibble. No wonder they see it as a good investment? Its worth millions to them, money going straight out of the club! We cannot sleepwalk into this just because Scott is bored, lazy and wants his money back quick! He... and the Smisa committee made solemn commitments... they have to be held to those! Who wants to be known as Kibble FC Kibble as a whole organisation received approx 300k in grants in the last year. How is a tie in with SMFC worth "millions" in grant aid. You really are talking total crap here. Grant money that comes into the club goes straight back out (the example you quoted is perfect) that's the whole point of it ! No one makes money from the 200k (if it is that only got your figs here) for projects like Street Stuff. The cash goes straight into the project so therefore the runner of that project is not really an issue. Oh and you know how exactly that Kibble will run the Street Stuff project ??? You clearly know absolutely nothing about third sector activities, structure and funding so stop posting utter nonsense. Their accounts are public record - it's all freely available for you but instead you will just make crap up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Lord Pityme said: They Re in it to make money by running programmes that our community trust is supposed to run. For example the Street Stuff contract with the council is over £200k... That funding, and a whole lot more will go straight to Kibble. No wonder they see it as a good investment? Its worth millions to them, money going straight out of the club! We cannot sleepwalk into this just because Scott is bored, lazy and wants his money back quick! He... and the Smisa committee made solemn commitments... they have to be held to those! Who wants to be known as Kibble FC Jesus, a minority stakeholder is going to come in and say ‘see that £200k council contract, that’s now coming to us and won’t be used for street football anymore’ This is next level tinfoil hat meltdown, even from someone with LPM’s record 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 This is what Smisa and the club should be building not giving it away...https://www.foundationoflight.co.uk/about-us/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Absolutely agree. But the Foundation of Light also uses partners like Springboard to deliver what they do. Springboard offer work education courses. I don't know enough about Kibble to know what they do but from the brief statement it sounds similar. Springboard don't hold a large share holding in Sunderland though. They have hired springboard to deliver some/part programmes simply because of the demand. So the funding still goes to the foundation, then they simply hire in extra hands if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Absolutely agree. But the Foundation of Light also uses partners like Springboard to deliver what they do. Springboard offer work education courses. I don't know enough about Kibble to know what they do but from the brief statement it sounds similar. Springboard don't hold a large share holding in Sunderland though. Welcome back Stu [emoji106]This thread though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Tide has turned a wee bit from when first announced, not as many agreeing and a few more in the undecided camp, whoever set this up will need to be quite persuasive on Thursday to convince the members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOWIE Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Looked at the proposal, checked Kibble as a charity and happy to vote in favour. As previously mentioned we still own the majority of shares.In the unlikely event Kibble, after a 160 years, go to the wall we could buy their stake ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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