Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE LENTON CENTRE

Operation and development of community-run leisure and community centre, provision of community facilities and health and well-being, and promotion of local community cohesion and community action.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 19 years

www.thelentoncentre.org.uk

enquiries@thelentoncentre.org.uk

01159412422

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£314	£423	£-109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£324	£419	£-95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	*	£492	£229	£263	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20	*	£255	£237	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£328	£349	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18	*	£328	£359	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£321	£370	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£338	£354	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£490	£430	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£261	£254	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£340	£321	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£283	£260	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£322	£324	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£237	£230	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£278	£267	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£280	£231	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£423	£158	£266	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£105	£67	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£338,467
Power to Change	£30,000
Sport England	£6,280

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - Renewal - The Lenton Centre
£18,000	17/03/2021	Grant to Renewal - The Lenton Centre
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - The Lenton Centre
£12,000	15/10/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - The Lenton Centre
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,280	19/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lenton Centre New project
£278,686	30/01/2020 36	The funding will be used to develop The Lenton Centres' community-run leisure centre in Nottingham. The grant will fund maintenance/repair work to the swimming pool and leisure centre equipment and ....more The funding will be used to develop The Lenton Centres' community-run leisure centre in Nottingham. The grant will fund maintenance/repair work to the swimming pool and leisure centre equipment and allow TLC to develop their community café; enhance their programme of low-cost public health/well-being fitness activities; develop their IT and monitoring facilities/practices and enhance their community development and outreach work.
National Lottery Community Fund - The People's Centre
£9,961	19/09/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver activities for adults with physical and learning disabilities, where participants will be provided with the opportunity to take part in appropriate exercise ....more The funding will be used to deliver activities for adults with physical and learning disabilities, where participants will be provided with the opportunity to take part in appropriate exercise sessions, including swimming, gym and chair workouts, with the aim of reducing obesity and promoting wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP4 - The People's Centre, Lenton
£49,820	23/04/2019 11	TPP4 - The People's Centre, Lenton
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	16/05/2018	The Lenton Centre - Core support
National Lottery Community Fund - WAP Activ2 Continuation Project
£10,000	10/01/2018 12	This centre will run fitness and lifestyle sessions for people with learning disabilities, encouraging them to improve their eating habits, health and wellbeing.
The Key Fund - Physical health
£50,000	24/10/2017	People experiencing long term unemployment
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Lenton Centre
£18,000	29/10/2012	the salary of the Project Manager: Children & Young People's Team - agreed change to CYPT Co-ordinator for year two
Sport England - TLC Community Pool Upgrade Project
£47,859	20/01/2012	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'TLC Community Pool Upgrade Project'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'TLC Community Pool Upgrade Project'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Changing Rooms - Changing Rooms (Traditional)
Sport England - Fitness Gym upgrade
£5,640	16/02/2011	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Fitness Gym upgrade'. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-53

BENJAMIN RAWSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Advisor

LATIFIMRAN JALIL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Lecturer

MATTHEW ARNOLD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Management Consultant

OMAR FAROOQUE SADDIQUE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Businessman

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2005, number: 1109847
Registered at Companies House on 06/04/2005, number: 05415699

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

18 returns made; AR21: 45 days late, AR20: 21 days late, AR18: 29 days late, AR07: 113 days late,

Main office

THE LENTON CENTRE
WILLOUGHBY STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NG7 1RQ

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NOTTINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN THE AREA OF NOTTINGHAM KNOWN AS LENTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABLIITIES OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 3.2 ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.3.3 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOTTINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR LENTON.

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