Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LIVING HISTORY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

REGIONAL ORAL HISTORY CENTRERECORD PEOPLE'S MEMORIES/LIFE STORIES TO PRESERVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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*£72£70£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£45£55£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£68£63£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£47£41£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£43£40£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£34£42£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£55£52£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£68£63£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£44£47£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£42£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£27£34£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£44£47£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£67£64£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£99£89£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£84£75£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£304£149£155n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£305£149£156n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£72£56£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£60£58£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£49£54£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.livinghistorynortheast.com

info@lhne.co.uk

01915654835

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Living History North East
£20,400 14/09/2020
Covid19: Living History North East
National Lottery Community Fund - SingS: Connecting Generations Through Song
£10,000 14/09/2016
12
The organisation will use the funding to support the development and delivery of an intergenerational community outreach choir. This will engage volunteer members to write and develop new songs, become community champions and deliver performances, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Living History North East
£62,000 27/05/2015
Repositioning of LHNE and reinterpretation of the Donnison School: New interactive heritage experiences in Sunderland
National Lottery Community Fund - Hearts and Minds Across Generations
£10,000 08/04/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to deliver a programme of specialised dementia awareness and reminiscence sessions/workshops for young people/teenagers, working alongside older volunteers. This will encourage intergenerational working and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-75
  • ALAN CUMMINGS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • DR SUSAN JANE JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Senior Lecturer
  • MR RAY DAVISON
  • PAULINE HILTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Nurse
  • SHARON VINCENT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Tutor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2003, number: 1100755
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/03/2003, number: 04696986
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 90 days late, AR20: 46 days late, AR18: 58 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 3 days late, AR13: 48 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 115 days late, AR05: 36 days late, AR04: 242 days late,
Main office

LIVING HISTORY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
THE DONNISON SCHOOL
CHURCH WALK
SUNDERLAND
SR1 2BN

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH EAST REGION BY RECORDING, PRESERVING AND DISSEMINATING THE HISTORICAL MEMORIES OF THE LIVING IN THE AREA AND BY MAINTAINING AN ARCHIVE OF ORAL AND OTHER MATERIAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF ORAL HISTORY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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