THIS CHARITY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTER

Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    LEARNING COMMUNITIES 

    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
    31/03/17£647£648£-2£0£60£0n/a220
    31/03/16£1,289£1,439£-151£0£61£610.52710
    31/03/15£1,826£1,541£286£12£190£1701.3230
    31/03/14*£1,457£1,531£-74£14£-96£-270-2.1234
    31/03/13£406£431£-25£0£0£0n/a06
    31/03/12£258£394£-136£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£315£330£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£365£297£69£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£365£297£69£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£292£348£-57£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£329£225£104£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06*£276£283£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£277£226£51£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£224£275£-51£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 122%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.1
    Asset Split ?
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lincolnshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 22 employees

    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 - Wellbeing in the Community
    £10,000 10/01/2018
    12
    This charity will deliver weekly support, advice, signposting and social activities for residents who are living with complex issues, enabling people to come together whilst reducing feelings of ....more
    The Key Fund - Employment Training and Education
    £60,000 16/10/2017
    People experiencing long term unemployment
    Masonic Trust - Core funding
    £5,000 19/10/2016
    Community library, employment support, IT support and life skills training for isolated, long-term unemployed or disadvantaged people.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Learning Communities
    £29,600 29/09/2011
    the salary of the Manager and overheads

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales, number: 1079445
    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
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; AR14: 53 days late, AR07: 244 days late, AR06: 15 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO TRAIN EDUCATE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS RESIDENT IN BIRCHWOOD AND THE WIDER AREA OF THE CITY OF LINCOLN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNABLE TO GAIN ANY SATISFACTORY EMPLOYMENT AND TO FURTHER THEIR FORMAL OR INFORMAL EDUCATION AND OTHERWISE RELIEVE HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS RESULTING FROM THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. SUCH OBJECTS SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ECONOMIC REGENERATION OF BIRCHWOOD AND THE WIDER AREA OF THE CITY OF LINCOLN AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BIRCHWOOD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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