Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

LINNETS IN THE COMMUNITY 

The charity promotes community participation in healthy recreation by providing or assisting with providing facilities for playing football and other sports as well as providing/assisting facilities for sport for persons who have a need for such activities in the interest of social welfare and improving conditions of life.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/22*£1,000£13£9870
30/06/21£5,000£0£5,0000
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

admin@linnetsinthecommunity.com

01553760060

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Linnets In The Community
£10,000 02/10/2023
Linnets In The Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Community opportunities
£9,990 31/08/2023
The funding will be used to run a variety of community groups and activities throughout school holidays for children and families. The project aims to provide opportunities for children and families ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-79
  • MARK HEARLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Football Commercial Manager
  • PAUL FARROW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2020, number: 1191664
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2020, number: 12645692
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR22: 82 days late,
Main office

23 LONDON ROAD
DOWNHAM MARKET
NORFOLK
PE38 9BJ

Objectives

2. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:2.1 ADVANCE EDUCATION;2.2 PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND2.4 TO PROMOTE ALL PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH AN ASSOCIATION WITH FOOTBALL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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