Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

COMMUNITY ROCKS 

Lydia's is a charity Coffee Shop situated in Gretton, Northamptonshire. It exists to provide a meeting place for friends and a forum where the Christian gospel can be shared. Any excess funds will be made available to local groups
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£38£44£-6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/21£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/07/20£31£26£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/07/19£47£45£2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/07/18£47£45£2£0£0£0n/a012
31/07/17£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£27£28£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£26£27£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£26£24£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£25£28£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10*£23£26£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09*£26£26£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08*£35£34£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

JEREMY@HARBOROUGHHILL.COM

01536770085

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2007, number: 1120218
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/05/2007, number: 06256913
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR10: 115 days late, AR09: 67 days late, AR08: 134 days late,
Main office

HARBOROUGH HILL HOUSE
HARRINGWORTH ROAD
GRETTON
CORBY
NN17 3DD

Objectives

ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN GRETTON NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED ''THE TRUSTEES'') MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE VILLAGE OF GRETTON AFORESAID OR WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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