Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LOAF PROJECT 

LOAF Project started in 1978 to help mobilise and unite the churches of Hastings and St Leonards and the surrounding area in the relief of poverty overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 38 years

www.loafproject.co.uk

info@loafproject.co.uk

01424 422299

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£40£39£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£10£5£5n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£9£3£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£12£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£10£22£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£12£4£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£4£9£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£47£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£88£88£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£89£89£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£78£78£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£84£84£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£56£56£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1986, number: 293855
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

242 St Helens Road
HASTINGS
TN34 2NE
East Sussex
TN34 2NE

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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