Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

LITTLECOATES COMMUNITY CENTRE

We are based at Longfield Road , Grimsby DN34 5SB.We provide room hire to the local community . We also have various weekly Dancing groups, Brownies, ,Craft Clubs, Slimming World, and Food Bank. We organise events and a weekly Bingo.Also a regular Tenants and Residence Drop-In which provides info.on council, housing and police issues,and Ward Surgery.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23*£22£9£13
31/08/22£13£10£3
31/08/21£7£4£3
31/08/20£5£4£1
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North East Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Littlecoates
£10,000 29/06/2023
The funding will be used to make building improvements to the Community Centre including the toilet facilities front entrance and external signage. The project aims to improve the safety of the ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-90
  • EDNA PETTITT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
  • LESLEY MAJOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • PETER JOHN OXLEY Appointed: 2023
  • RACHEL CRAGGS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Housekeeper
  • SUSAN DAVIS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
  • DONALD MAJOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Gardener
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2019, number: 1186705
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 3 days late,
Main office

Littlecoates Community Centre
Longfield Road
Grimsby
DN34 5SB

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE LITTLECOATES AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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