Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

LONDON LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CENTRE

The London LGBTQ Community Centre is a safer, sober, intersectional, intergenerational, community centre and cafe for the entire community regardless of class, race, gender, age, ability or culture. Along with the cafe we run a programme of events including wellbeing, sexual and mental health sessions; book and film clubs, talks, creative workshops, skills sharing and a myriad of activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Established: less than 1 year
(4 years as a company)

https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/

hello@londonlgbtqcentre.org

07921103201

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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 Community Fund - London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
£472,376	07/03/2023	The funding will be used to cover core costs of the organisations intergenerational and intersectional community centre and café for London’s LGBTQ+ community. The project aims to bring people ....more The funding will be used to cover core costs of the organisations intergenerational and intersectional community centre and café for London’s LGBTQ+ community. The project aims to bring people together in a safe space to build new relationships and increase community cohesion.
Greater London Authority - London LGBTQ+ Community Centre Limited
£9,966	14/02/2023	This project will offer a holistic trauma-informed programme including meditation, art and crafts healing workshops, free therapy and resources.
National Lottery Community Fund - Online LGBTQ+ Community Centre
£9,950	09/12/2022	The funding will be used to host an online community centre for members of the LGBTQ+ community who feel isolated but don't feel able to come into the actual community centre. It will include: yoga ....more The funding will be used to host an online community centre for members of the LGBTQ+ community who feel isolated but don't feel able to come into the actual community centre. It will include: yoga meditation morning coffee drop-ins and book clubs on Zoom as well as Instagram live talks and QAs giving a platform to those least heard voices within the community.

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: 30-65

ANGUS JAMES WAITE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Engagement And Innovation

CHLOE DAVIES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Social Impact

DEEPAK JAS Appointed: 2023

KEVIN MARTIN LYONS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

RAGA D'SILVA (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Businesswoman

SARAH MOORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital Content Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2023, number: 1201531
Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2019, number: 12252776

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

60-62 HOPTON STREET
LONDON
SE1 9JH

Objectives

OBJECTS2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY WAY OF PROVIDING A COMMUNITY CENTRE PRIMARILY FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY;(B) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, AND IN PARTICULAR:I) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION;II) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY;III) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY; ANDIV) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUDING BY RAISING AWARENESS AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 2, ?LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS? SHALL MEAN INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BI, TRANS, QUEER AND / OR QUESTIONING AND THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

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