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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COMMUNITY UNITY (LEEDS) CIO

The Community Unity (Leeds) CIO current activities are delivering hampers and toys at Christmas, running community family parties (Halloween and Christmas) and providing weekly meals and support to vulnerable local people.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/07/23£8£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£7£15£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£19£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16?£30£21£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
06/07/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

https://www.facebook.com/communityunityleeds/

07913665606

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Leeds Community Foundation - Wednewday Meals
£1,816 03/05/2024
11
Grant to Community Unity
Leeds Community Foundation - Wednesday Meals
£3,888 14/03/2023
Grant to Community Unity
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Community Unity
£2,778 07/04/2021
Grant to Community Unity
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Community Unity
£513 04/05/2020
Grant to Community Unity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANN MARY LAMPRELL Appointed: 2023
  • JOANNE THEWLIS Appointed: 2023
  • KARL MATTHEW FOOTITT (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • MARY BRENNAN Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2014, number: 1157737
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

36 Westway
Garforth
LEEDS
LS25 1DB

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF RICHMOND HILL, CROSS GREEN AND EAST END PARK IN THE WARD OF BURMANTOFTS AND RICHMOND HILL IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF LEEDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.3. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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