Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

LYME REGIS DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

To promote general charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Lyme Regis and surrounding area. To provide relief from poverty and disadvantage and to advance education of its residents of all agea, and in particular, to provide opportunities for the residents to participate fully in the life of the community in ways which address and alleviate social and economic depravation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

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
Established: 25 years

www.lrdt.co.uk

info@lrdt.co.uk

01297445021

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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£171£201£-30n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£180£135£45n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£154£155£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£205£171£34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£170£211£-42£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£198£278£-79£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£279£286£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£286£263£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£339£301£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£384£361£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£778£563£215£17£1,139£78816.8100
31/12/11£483£477£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£493£469£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£428£370£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£217£216£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£165£134£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£177£210£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£177£161£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£107£127£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Dorset,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,800
National Lottery Community Fund£8,819
Co-Operative Group£1,465
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Coastal Community Cupboard
£1,465 22/10/2022
We would like to set up a social supermarket to provide healthy and affordable food to those who are struggling, giving them choice and involvement, like a normal shopping experience.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lyme Regis Development Trust
£9,800 05/11/2019
Creating digital teaching resources for creative work on the heritage of Lyme Regis
National Lottery Community Fund - Lyme Bay Community Radio Station
£8,819 05/09/2019
12
Lyme Bay Community Radio Station
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lyme Regis Development Trust
£8,200 12/09/2018
Creating guides on the geology and landslips of the Lyme Regis Undercliffe
Power to Change - Lyme Regis Development Trust
£78,981 31/10/2016
5
Grant to Lyme Regis Development Trust
Power to Change - Lyme Regis Development Trust
£78,981 31/08/2016
Funding to relocate offices and youth services to a new hub and to begin delivering new services there, including skills training, a study centre and a creative media centre.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lyme Regis Development Trust
£49,500 12/11/2014
Salary support for two tutor/learning advisers for LymeNet. This west Dorset / east Devon project will provide training/IT support/volunteering for up to 150 users per year, 60%+ being long term ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hub Renovation- Heating and Ventilation System
£10,000 25/04/2013
12
This is a project to install a new heating and ventilation system to the upper floor of the community centre. This will increase the groups capacity, as currently there is no heating to this area, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hub @ Lyme Regis
£59,991 28/06/2011
12
This project will refurbish a derelict building to create a welcoming and safe venue for young people to get involved in a range of different activities. As well as a new roof, the new venue would ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Lyme Regis Development Trust Limited
£25,000 07/04/2010
12
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the Chief Executive.
National Lottery Community Fund - LymeNet Community Anchor & Learning Centre: Fit for the Future
£321,301 12/01/2010
48
This expansion of an existing project will provide people of all ages in Lyme Regis with knowledge and training to improve their life skills. Lymenet, a community learning and resource centre, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/05/1999, number: 1075743
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/01/1998, number: 03501364
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

ST. MICHAELS BUSINESS CENTRE
CHURCH STREET
LYME REGIS
DORSET
DT7 3DB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LYME REGIS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES; AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS IN WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LYME REGIS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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