Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 10

LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS

As one of the larger community-based social enterprises in London, LifeLine Community Projects are engaged in 1) mentoring young people; 2) supporting children and families; 3) community development/combating isolation; 4) employability and skills; 5) offering alternative provision education; 6) FaithAction: empowering faith-based and community grass roots organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is completely male

Established: 23 years

www.lifelineprojects.co.uk

info@lifelineprojects.co.uk

02085972900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£2,618	£2,695	£-76	£0	£1,639	£816	3.6	77	45
31/03/22		£2,497	£3,974	£-1,476	£0	£1,715	£977	3	71	17
31/03/21		£2,175	£2,038	£137	£0	£3,435	£2,797	16.5	74	30
31/03/20		£3,115	£2,744	£372	£0	£3,298	£2,725	11.9	71	30
31/03/19		£2,479	£2,427	£51	£0	£2,926	£2,825	14	61	5
31/03/18		£2,384	£2,328	£56	£0	£2,817	£2,802	14.4	56	0
31/03/17		£2,191	£2,117	£74	£0	£2,761	£2,761	15.7	61	0
31/03/16		£2,770	£3,029	£-258	£0	£2,714	£2,714	10.8	73	0
31/03/15		£4,364	£4,119	£245	£6	£2,972	£2,977	8.7	105	0
31/03/14		£5,528	£4,580	£948	£5	£2,727	£2,713	7.1	162	0
31/03/13		£4,837	£4,830	£7	£4	£1,779	£1,779	4.4	167	0
31/03/12		£4,200	£4,104	£95	£4	£1,772	£1,772	5.2	145	0
31/03/11		£5,596	£5,190	£407	£5	£1,677	£1,677	3.9	148	0
31/03/10		£5,066	£4,866	£200	£5	£1,270	£1,270	3.1	155	0
31/03/09		£4,189	£4,504	£-315	£4	£1,069	£1,011	2.7	142	0
31/03/08		£4,891	£4,786	£104	£4	£1,434	£1,353	3.4	219	0
31/03/07		£4,409	£3,775	£634	£4	£1,330	£1,165	3.7	80	0
31/03/06		£2,203	£1,961	£242	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£980	£745	£235	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£733	£580	£153	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

77 employees
45 volunteers

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

The Youth Endowment Fund	£608,152
Greater London Authority	£586,862
Department of Health	£398,439
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£120,000
DCMS	£78,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - SW!TCH Futures
£438,225	30/01/2023	This uplift for SW!TCH Futures provides a combination of 1:1 mentoring and positive activity provision for young people aged 12-18. Lifeline supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who ....more This uplift for SW!TCH Futures provides a combination of 1:1 mentoring and positive activity provision for young people aged 12-18. Lifeline supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are on the edge of school exclusion, poor mental health, gang involvement and/or criminal exploitative relationships.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to LifeLine Projects
£2,430	22/10/2022	We would like to ensure that young people have a safe space to come to, where they can speak to a trusted mentor, engage in positive activities and build friendships.
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS
£108,066	31/08/2022
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Hong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
£120,000	21/07/2021	Resettlement funding for Hong Kong British nationals (overseas)
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance 21-24
£89,000	01/07/2021	Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads ....more Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads with hard-to-reach communities.The Alliance comprises of 19 VCSE organisations and the membership is currently confirmed for 2021-24. These organisations bring the expertise of the VCSE sector, and the voices of the people they represent, into national policy development and delivery.The HW Alliance enables system partners (and their policy teams) to strengthen and build on the relationships with the VCSE sector, providing:A route for system partners to reach a wide range of VCSE organisationsA collective voice for the VCSE sectorOpportunities co-design and co-produce solutions on cross-cutting issuesAccess to the voices of communities that experience the greatest health inequalities.Activities of HW Alliance members are designed to align with the national strategic priorities of the system partners, with a continued focus on promoting equality and reducing health inequalities.
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS
£287,772	30/06/2021
National Lottery Community Fund - SW!TCH Communities
£18,134	11/06/2021	The group is using funding to provide a range of interventions to support young people aged 14-16 centred around preventative engagement strengthening their relationships with schools growing a youth ....more The group is using funding to provide a range of interventions to support young people aged 14-16 centred around preventative engagement strengthening their relationships with schools growing a youth movement and increasing partnerships opportunities during the pandemic. The project aims to rebuild community for young people who are disengaged and at risk of exploitation.
Department of Health - HWB Health And Wellbeing Alliance 21/22 - priority projects - FaithAction
£20,000	02/04/2021	Gathering users experience of how Primary Care Networks/Teams address health inequalities.
Department of Health - LifeLine Community Projects
£59,843	01/04/2021	The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental ....more The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental health problems.The fund will enable these diverse projects to reach more young people, with an emphasis on improving access to support outside of NHS services, including for groups such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SW!TCH Lives
£5,817	24/10/2020	We aim to support the most at-risk young people through music, sports and one-to-one mentoring.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,500	23/10/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS
£212,314	30/06/2020
Department of Health - Faith Action (PO set up as Lifeline Community Projects)
£80,000	28/04/2020	See HWA summary:Working with the VCSE sector - encourange two way flow of information and inteliigence betweeen the Sector and the System.
Department of Health - LifeLine Community Projects
£149,596	28/04/2020	Competitive Grants Scheme on the extension of existing MH services for children and young people.BAU Yr2 of 3 - changed to S70 for 20/21 (Yr 1 was s64)
Greater London Authority - LifeLine Community Projects
£148,637	01/01/2020	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
Department of Health - HWB- CYPMH Fund 19/20- Lifeline Community Projects
£298,698	01/04/2019	The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£146,722	01/01/2019	Standing TALL aims to engage young people at-risk of exclusion and involvement in criminal activity with opportunities to improve wellbeing, resilience and meaningful engagement in school and the ....more Standing TALL aims to engage young people at-risk of exclusion and involvement in criminal activity with opportunities to improve wellbeing, resilience and meaningful engagement in school and the community. Providing creative music workshops, mentoring and extracurricular activities that take young people out of their comfort zones, linking them with trusted role models to find vision, identity and purpose.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£25,964	03/09/2018	The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the Home Office made up to £800,000 available in 2017 to 2018.A second round of the fund was announced in the Serious Violence Strategy, launched by the Home Secretary on 9 April 2018.In 2018/19 were are increasing this fund to £1.56 million pound for 68 projects.
Department of Health - Faith Action
£29,993	01/04/2017	FaithAction and partners will work to develop materials and services to use at key events and conferences.
Department of Health - Faith Action
£59,735	01/04/2017	Health and Wellbeing Alliance

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-79

HENRY YUNG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

REV. DR. TERRY LEE KING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

JOHN WILLIAM SINGLETON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

NEIL ANDREW JAQUES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Teacher

PHILIP AKERMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2001, number: 1084634
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2000, number: 03951096

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 2 days late,

Main office

LIFELINE HOUSE
25 NEVILLE ROAD
DAGENHAM
ESSEX
RM8 3QS

Objectives

IN LONDON, ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND WITH THE INTENTION OF PROMOTING AND FURTHERING SOCIAL COHESION:-(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF NURSERY FACILITIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT A FIRST LANGUAGE, MARRIAGE AND PARENTING COURSES, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY, AND TRAINING FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE; (C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND TRAINING WITH THE AIM OF MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND PARENTING VALUES; (D) TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH; (11) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS; AND (111) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON, ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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