Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE LANCHESTER PARTNERSHIP

For the benefit of the inhabitants of Lanchester Parish and its neighbourhood in County Durham, with the aims of contributing to the well-being of the community and enhancing the lives of the inhabitants of the area, particularly those in need of assistance by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social or economic circumstances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£35	£26	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£11	£19	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£26	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£23	£24	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£25	£32	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£29	£15	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£19	£13	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£9	£17	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£16	£17	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£21	£35	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£32	£22	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£25	£24	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£19	£27	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£28	£24	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£21	£17	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£24	£24	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£18	£3	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£18	£18	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£18	£17	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£8	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years
(25 years as a company)

www.lanchesterpartnership.org.uk

henryedwards9@btinternet.com

07890 803648

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Space at All Saints Lanchester
£1,000	24/11/2022	To provide a warm space.
County Durham Community Foundation - Lanchester Village
£3,500	27/10/2022	To support the village bus.
County Durham Community Foundation - The Lanchester Village Link Bus
£4,900	25/09/2020	To support the Lanchester Village Link Bus.
County Durham Community Foundation - Rewilding II
£4,500	15/08/2018	To re -wild an area of land up at Maiden Law.
County Durham Community Foundation - Increasing Access to Lanchester Community Orchard
£5,000	21/11/2017	To increase access to Lanchester Community Orchard.
County Durham Community Foundation - Maiden Law Wildlife Corridor
£3,000	20/07/2017	To support the Maiden Law Wildlife Corridor" project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Social isolation
£5,000	08/05/2017	Towards to continue to run our Village link bus.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Lanchester Partnership Ltd
£16,000	19/12/2011	the hire costs of the minibus

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-86

DR DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2012, Occupation: University Lecturer

HELEN MCCREE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher/Lecturer

HENRY EDWARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Civil Servant

KATHARINE EDWARDS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

KATHERINE ELIZABETH MARSHALL-IVENS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Community Engagement Officer

LAURA JANE BELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sales Manager

MICK GLADSTONE, Occupation: Retired Civil Engineer

PAUL JACKSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chair Of The Board Of Directors

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2003, number: 1099801
Registered at Companies House on 19/11/1999, number: 03879963

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 34 days late,

Main office

LANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE
NEWBIGGEN LANE
LANCHESTER
DURHAM
DH7 0PB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM BY: (1) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; (2) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUCH SAID INHABITANTS AS ARE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS, OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC SERVICES; (3) (A) PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN OR AFFECTING THE PARISH; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION BY RAISING THEIR AWARENESS OF THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE PARISH; (C) SECURING THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PARISH. (4) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM

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