Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

LIVING WITH EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES LTD

Living with Equal Opportunities promotes, supports and develops high-quality play opportunities and services for children and young people in Hammersmith & Fulham and surrounding boroughs. It provides support, advice, guidance, training and resources to small voluntary and community groups that deliver play and youth activities for children and young people in Hammersmith & Fulham.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £13,995 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

Established: 19 years

www.livingwithequalopps.org.uk

lesley@livingwithequalopps.org.uk

02077363699

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£539	£441	£98	£0	£236	£-14	-0.4	67	0
31/03/22		£494	£416	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21		£351	£335	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£450	£431	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£565	£550	£15	£0	£26	£0	n/a	60	6
31/03/18	*	£551	£612	£-62	£5	£11	£11	0.2	50	0
31/03/17		£580	£569	£11	£0	£73	£0	n/a	50	0
31/03/16		£419	£420	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£353	£341	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£381	£388	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£465	£451	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£396	£368	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£286	£288	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£274	£270	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£191	£216	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£98	£112	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£36	£36	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£90	£56	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -6%
Reserves/Spending: -0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 69.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Westminster, Ealing, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

67 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
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Play Association Hammersmith & Fulham
£4,000	12/03/2020 12	White City Adventure Playground Easter Holiday Programme
The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2018
£2,500	15/06/2018	This project provides free, open access play opportunities for children between the ages of 8 and 14. We also have a volunteer scheme for young people in the community, and have registered 400+ ....more This project provides free, open access play opportunities for children between the ages of 8 and 14. We also have a volunteer scheme for young people in the community, and have registered 400+ children since taking on the project in July of 2017.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DAWN RAWLINS Appointed: 2019

GARY JOHN SWEETMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Carer

JADE RAWLINS Appointed: 2022

JESSICA QUINN Appointed: 2020

KERRY CLIFFORD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2005, number: 1108948
Registered at Companies House on 27/01/2005, number: 05345096

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR18: 16 days late, AR14: 141 days late, AR13: 194 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR09: 24 days late,

Main office

Parsons Green Sports & Social Club
31 Broomhouse Lane
LONDON
SW6 3DP

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAY, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, BEING FACILITIES OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SPECIAL NEED OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM.

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