Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

    ENABLES INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND PUBLIC BODIES TO GIVE TO SUPPORT CHARITY AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, BY HELPING DONORS SET UP NAMED FUNDS - EITHER FOR TIME-LIMITED GRANTMAKING, OR BY GENERATING INVESTMENT INCOME FOR "PERPETUAL" GIVING.OPERATES AN ACCESSIBLE AND MONITORED GRANT MAKING PROCESS, MAINLY TO GROUPS ACROSS LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND, BUT BEYOND IF REQUIRED.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
    Established: 14 years
    (20 years as a company)

    www.llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk

    admin@llrcommunityfoundation.org.uk

    01162624916

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
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    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
    31/03/23£1,308£834£474£52£4,459£1512.250
    31/03/22£714£715£0£46£4,170£1232.151
    31/03/21£1,993£1,715£278£45£3,886£1100.8413
    31/03/20*£823£691£132£52£2,963£631.150
    31/03/19£760£805£-45£61£2,985£711.150
    31/03/18£660£600£60£59£2,861£911.850
    31/03/17£515£484£31£59£2,837£1122.850
    31/03/16£631£535£96£96£2,397£871.950
    31/03/15£533£453£80£117£2,406£972.640
    31/03/14£812£649£163£115£1,947£641.250
    31/03/13*£375£304£71£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£390£304£87£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£556£415£141£34£1,064£742.130

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 2%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
    Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
    Quick Ratio: 28.8
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Animals
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Samworth Foundation - Community Support
    £56,151 25/02/2016
    36
    To support the development of monitoring and evaluation of impact of local giving to local causes and community based work.
    Samworth Foundation - Community Support
    £56,151 31/01/2016
    To support the development of monitoring and evaluation of impact of local giving to local causes and community based work.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 55-73
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2010, number: 1135322
    • Registered at Companies House on 30/07/2003, number: 04851054
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR13: 10 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from CHARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH ALDERMAN NEWTON'S SCHOOL on 30/12/2019
    • Asset transfer in from CHARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF LEICESTER SCHOOL on 30/12/2019
    • Asset transfer in from CHARITIES IN CONNEXION WITH RUSHEY MEAD SCHOOL on 30/12/2019
    • Asset transfer in from GIRLS' SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL PRIZE FUND on 30/12/2019
    • Asset transfer in from A H HEADLEY BEQUEST NO 1 on 30/12/2019
    Main office

    LEICESTERSHIRE LEICESTER AND
    RUTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    3 WYCLIFFE STREET
    LEICESTER
    LE1 5LR

    Objectives

    A THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT'), AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS INCLUDING THE NEEDS OF CARERSB OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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