Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

LEVENSHULME INSPIRE FOUNDATION

The Inspire Foundation supports capacity-building and empowerment activities for targeted groups in Levenshulme and South Manchester. We work especially with older people, people with mental health needs and new arrivals in our community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/24£247£181£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£136£128£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£139£172£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£248£209£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£109£129£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£7£65£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£200£43£157n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.lev-inspire.org.uk

bookings@lev-inspire.org.uk

01618505717

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Stockport,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
DCMS£35,201
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£25,000
Power to Change£23,000
Forever Manchester£12,500
Sport England£10,800
National Lottery Community Fund£8,774
The Shears Foundation£5,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 21/12/2023
Levenshulme Inspire – Inspiring local people to transform their lives
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 01/11/2023
Funding provided vulnerable local people with food, a warm space, and support to build their resilience during the cost-of-living crisis.
Sport England - ACTIVECARE
£10,800 28/07/2023
This project will provide yoga and Pilates sessions at two locations, twice a week for a period of 36 weeks (6 blocks of 6 weeks).
The Shears Foundation - Levenshulme Inspire Foundation
£5,500 06/04/2023
Starting Plates 2
National Lottery Community Fund - STARTING PLATES 2
£8,774 15/07/2022
The funding will be used to deliver workshops that will support adults with cooking skills budgeting skills and provide information on community services. The project aims to improve kitchen confidence with making simple healthy affordable meals as ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,201 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Forever Manchester - Meal Buddies on Wheels continues
£4,000 28/08/2020
Meal service and welfare support
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,000 28/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Levenshulme Inspire Community Enterprises CIC
£23,000 01/07/2020
Grant to C-19 TISS - Levenshulme Inspire Community Enterprises CIC
CAF - Grant to Levenshulme Inspire
£4,500 24/06/2020
3
Grant to Levenshulme Inspire to support the organisation through COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 19/06/2020
Levenshulme Inspire – Inspiring local people to transform their lives
Forever Manchester - Meal Buddies on Wheels
£3,500 06/05/2020
Emergency meal provision
Forever Manchester - Meal Buddies on Wheels
£5,000 09/04/2020
Daily delivered cooked meals for elderly and vulnerable and food parcel deliveries for others in need
Power to Change - Levenshulme Inspire Community Enterprises Community Interest Company
£7,500 08/07/2016
36
Grant to Levenshulme Inspire Community Enterprises Community Interest Company
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • EDWARD RAWSON COX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Charity Director
  • GREGORY THOMAS SAMMONS Appointed: 2018
  • JOANNA BETHANY RALPHS-HILL Appointed: 2024
  • KIRSTY LOWE Appointed: 2022
  • LINDA MAY DAVIES Appointed: 2024
  • SALMA ARSHAD Appointed: 2024
  • SARAH ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD Appointed: 2022
  • THOMAS WISEMAN Appointed: 2024
  • TIMOTHY MARTIN HOPLEY Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2015, number: 1163533
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 38 days late, AR17: 2 days late,
Main office

Levenshulme Inspire Foundation
747 Stockport Road
MANCHESTER
M19 3AR

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING, INCLUDING DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN WIDER SOCIETY.2. THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY INCLUDING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LOCALITY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND REFERRAL WITH ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE OR ACCESS A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THOSE OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING TRAINING IN SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BUT PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE, THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. IN ADDITION THE CHARITY WILL ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR THOSE PREPARING FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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