Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE LYMM SANCTUARY HUB LIMITED

Lymm Sanctuary Hub provides a range of community support programmes aimed at people with special needs, including the young, vulnerable and the elderly. It does this by delivering activities such as affordable counselling, help with reducing household bills, support for dementia sufferers and their carers, IT systems/support for the elderly, It operates out of the annexe to Lymm Library.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

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 significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£56,027	£74,756	£-18,729	30
31/12/21	£58,806	£54,104	£4,702	21
31/12/20	£56,434	£34,951	£21,483	18
31/12/19	£63,129	£38,798	£24,331	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years
(11 years as a company)

www.lymmsanctuaryhub.co.uk

admin@lymmsanctuaryhub.co.uk

01925737950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Warrington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£165,977
Cheshire Community Foundation	£9,998
DCMS	£9,060

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Living Better in Lymm
£155,993	24/01/2023	This funding will allow Lymm Sanctuary Hub to continue to develop support services and activities for the people of Lymm Thelwall High Legh and Warburton clustered in East Cheshire. The activities ....more This funding will allow Lymm Sanctuary Hub to continue to develop support services and activities for the people of Lymm Thelwall High Legh and Warburton clustered in East Cheshire. The activities include a Memory Café energy crisis support singing for the brain community radio and SEN family sessions and are mainly aimed at improving Mental Health and Wellbeing for the ageing and general population living in the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Programme Co-ordination
£9,984	05/11/2021	The organisation will recruit and fund a Community Programme and Volunteer Co-ordinator to oversee the development of their community activities and volunteers with the aim of ensuring that they ....more The organisation will recruit and fund a Community Programme and Volunteer Co-ordinator to oversee the development of their community activities and volunteers with the aim of ensuring that they effectively engage with vulnerable people in the community.
Cheshire Community Foundation - IT Systems and Support for the Elderly
£9,998	04/08/2021	Lymm Sanctuary Hub (LSH) provides a range of community support programmes aimed at people with special needs, including the young, vulnerable and the elderly. This IT project is the first phase of a ....more Lymm Sanctuary Hub (LSH) provides a range of community support programmes aimed at people with special needs, including the young, vulnerable and the elderly. This IT project is the first phase of a programme which aims to help isolated people aged 65+ who live in the Lymm and the surrounding area, especially those who are not currently taking part in online activities or able to access available online services. The grant funding will be used to cover the costs of managing and delivering the project including the purchasing of 20 IT devices with remote online access and the provision of training support which will be loaned to 40 elderly people over a 6-month period. The project will reduce social isolation and improve the wellbeing of elderly people who are disadvantaged by not being able to communicate and access information and support services online.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,060	28/08/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Sanctuary Hub
£7,531	14/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to run a hub offering activities, information and support services to the community, particularly young people, older people and those who are vulnerable, with the support of ....more The funding will be used to run a hub offering activities, information and support services to the community, particularly young people, older people and those who are vulnerable, with the support of volunteers. The project aims to help local people to address issues they are experiencing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ALEXANDER ALAN LANGLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

CATHERINE ANNE WARNER Appointed: 2023

DAVID EADON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

KENNETH ALBERT ROGERS LL.B FCA Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE HELEN MARGARET OWEN FOUNDATION,

MR RICHARD PEARCE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Environmental Consultant

SIMON FAWCETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: WARRINGTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/2019, number: 1181812
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2013, number: 08441190

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Lymm Library Annexe
Davies Way
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 0QW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN LYMM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL COUNSELLING AND ADVICE SERVICES TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE IN DEBT.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A MENTORING AND TUITION SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS.(3) THE PROMOTION OF 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.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).(4) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN AFFORDABLE COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WITH DEMENTIA.(5) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(6) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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