Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

LEEK BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

To advance such charitable purposes as the trustees see fit by making grant and awards to charities and other organisations that provide public benefit, principally within communities located in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
30/06/23£10,950£18,631£-7,6810
30/06/22£22,609£0£22,6090
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

ROB.LONGMORE@LEEKUNITED.CO.UK

01538384151

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derby City, Derbyshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2021, number: 1196906
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

50 St Edward Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 5DL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIEVING POVERTY BY MAKING GRANTS AND AWARDS TO CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRINCIPALLY WITHIN COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OUTLINED IN THE APPENDIX ATTACHED AT THE REAR OF THE GRANT MAKING POLICY (IN PARTICULAR WITHIN STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, CHESHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE).NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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