Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE LAPWORTH CHARITY 

General Charitable Purposes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£157£155£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£126£124£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£123£140£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£135£160£-25n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£118£123£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£119£136£-18£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/17£111£117£-6£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/16*£106£108£-2£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/15£99£85£14£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/14£81£94£-13£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/13£98£100£-2£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/12£98£74£24£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/11£97£82£15£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/10£91£74£17£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/09£97£86£11£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/08£89£70£19£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/07£85£70£15£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/06£78£56£22£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/05£70£47£22£0£0£0n/a00
25/03/04£67£72£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.lapworthcharity.com

lapworthcharity@gmail.com

01564 784193

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1963, number: 210948
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

The Braids
Rising Lane
Lapworth
SOLIHULL
B94 6JE

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES. THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE APPLIED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR: THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY: I. THROUGH THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ALMSHOUSES; II THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING; AND II. THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE LIVING IN THE ALMSHOUSES OR OTHER SOCIAL HOUSING PROVIDED BY THE CHARITY; (B). THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH AMONGST THOSE IN NEED;(C). THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AND (D). THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND ORGANISATIONS BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I). THE PAYMENT TO ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH, LOWER NUTHURST, HOCKLEY HEATH WARWICKSHIRE OF SUCH AMOUNT (IF ANY) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME; AND (II). AN ANNUAL PAYMENT TO ST. MARY’S CHURCH, LAPWORTH, WARWICKSHIRE FOR THE REPAIR, RUNNING AND MAINTENANCE, AND IF NECESSARY, REBUILDING OF THE CHURCH OF NOT LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH OF THE CHARITY’S DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME FOR THE CHARITY’S PREVIOUS ACCOUNTING YEAR AFTER THE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) OF FUNDS THAT THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE OTHER OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT PARISH OF LAPWORTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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