Finance Score: -15
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -23 ?

ACCRINGTON LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND

General fund raising activities and distribution thereof to appropriate causes in accordance with the policies of Lions Clubs International
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/20£14£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£13£7£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16*£60£61£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15*£23£16£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£10£16£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£9£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£28£23£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10£12£18£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£14£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07£35£31£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£22£35£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05*£46£36£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£15£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

www.accringtonlions.org.uk

May_edmundson@yahoo.co.uk

01254722319

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

  • KEITH HINDLE
  • MARY FRANCES EDMUNDSON Appointed: 2017
  • MS CAZ MORETON (Chair)
  • SUZZAN GILBERT Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/1994, number: 1035385
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR16: 37 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR05: 7 days late,
Main office

51 Aspen Lane
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
BB5 4NN

Objectives

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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