Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

LECHEIRIS - A SPARK IN THE DARK TRUST

TO RELIEVE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND CARERS WHO ARE CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS BY OFFERING RESPITE, PRINCIPALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND DAY TRIPS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/11/22	*	£3,144	£41,011	£-37,867	0
30/11/21		£25,193	£41,311	£-16,118	2
30/11/20	*	£144,424	£59,738	£84,686	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://lecheirisuk.org/

office@lecheirisuk.org

03003034747

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Residential nursing care facilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Heal and hope
£10,000	10/02/2023	The funding will be used to continue delivering food packages for families with a member who is experiencing chronic health conditions. The project aims to enable families to access their basic needs ....more The funding will be used to continue delivering food packages for families with a member who is experiencing chronic health conditions. The project aims to enable families to access their basic needs and reduce tier financial struggles.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Long Covid Sufferers
£9,995	16/07/2021	The funding will be used to run a support group for long covid sufferers. The project aims to provide up to date information on this unknown illness and to reduce isolation.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lecheiris
£8,990	08/12/2020	0
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,990	22/06/2020	"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."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lecheiris
£7,590	15/05/2020	A grant of £7,590 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

National Lottery Community Fund - Heal and hope

£10,000

10/02/2023

The funding will be used to continue delivering food packages for families with a member who is experiencing chronic health conditions. The project aims to enable families to access their basic needs ....more

National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Long Covid Sufferers

£9,995

16/07/2021

The funding will be used to run a support group for long covid sufferers. The project aims to provide up to date information on this unknown illness and to reduce isolation.

City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lecheiris

£8,990

08/12/2020

DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund

£9,990

22/06/2020

"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

City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lecheiris

£7,590

15/05/2020

A grant of £7,590 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,995
City Bridge Trust	£16,580
DCMS	£9,990

LECHEIRIS - A SPARK IN THE DARK TRUST

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