Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

BRUNSWICK HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

Brunswick Healthy Living Centre is a multi-service centre. Through Partnership working the centre acts as a joined up centre offering services to the community addresssing holistic health and wellbeing.Work is achieved through activities : the community cafe, physical activities, room hire, computer facilities, supported Volunteer programme, health promotion and a business enterprise service.

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 16 years

https:/brunswickhlc.org.uk

frontdesk@bhlc.services

01926422123

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	£352	£336	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22	£263	£250	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/21	£276	£226	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	£313	£333	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	51
31/03/19	£279	£297	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/18	£321	£269	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£321	£269	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£247	£278	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£234	£279	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£213	£263	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£257	£275	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£222	£262	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£676	£232	£444	£7	£681	£208	10.8	6	0
31/03/10	£261	£257	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£263	£169	£95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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	£81,225
DCMS	£40,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,326

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Triple Link
£81,225	25/11/2022	The funding will allow Brunswick Healthy Living Centre in Leamington Spa to continue to deliver its Triple Link dementia support service for a period of five years. The service enables people with ....more The funding will allow Brunswick Healthy Living Centre in Leamington Spa to continue to deliver its Triple Link dementia support service for a period of five years. The service enables people with dementia and their unpaid carers to access support and activities that help them to engage socially whilst receiving any additional assistance that they may need within a safe environment. The organisation runs Brunswick Hub a multi-service community building with hireable space as well as a range of activities run by the organisation itself including an employment club a dementia club (Triple Link as per this bid) exercise sessions a diabetic eye clinic and more.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brunswick Hub
£1,326	23/10/2021	We would provide six courses of bereavement support for those struggling to cope with the loss of a loved one, either through ill health, an accident or as a result of Covid-19.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£40,000	26/08/2020	"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."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brunswick Healthy Living Centre
£14,240	17/05/2017 12	Warwickshire based community hub with a focus on supporting the long term unemployed back into work and adults with mental health challenges. The grant will bring in external consultants to address ....more Warwickshire based community hub with a focus on supporting the long term unemployed back into work and adults with mental health challenges. The grant will bring in external consultants to address the key areas review services and update strategies.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer with Confidence
£9,548	18/01/2017 12	This group will use the funding to provide a training programme for their volunteers. This will enable participants to develop their interpersonal skills, improving their ability to assist members of ....more This group will use the funding to provide a training programme for their volunteers. This will enable participants to develop their interpersonal skills, improving their ability to assist members of the community with mental health problems, learning disabilities and other issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brunswick Hub Dementia Cafe
£102,857	16/11/2016 60	People with dementia and their unpaid carers, often family and friends, will be able to access support, information and enjoyable activities within a friendly and safe social group through this ....more People with dementia and their unpaid carers, often family and friends, will be able to access support, information and enjoyable activities within a friendly and safe social group through this project. Activities may include dancing, choir, arts and crafts, seated exercise and quizzes, which are often led by volunteers. Professionals will also be invited to give talks about specific/topical issues such as assisted technology, how to prevent trips and falls and help with things such as power of attorney.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-75

ANN MAWDSLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retailer

DEBORAH ELISABETH KENNA SAUNDERS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

DR STANISLAW JAN SAKOWICZ-LIBROWSKI Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lecturer

ETTY MARTIN Appointed: 2023

LAURA ELLEN BOWMER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

ROSIE LAVELLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/08/2008, number: 1125500
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/2007, number: 06181997

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

BRUNSWICK HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE LTD
98-100 SHRUBLAND STREET
LEAMINGTON SPA
CV31 3BD

Objectives

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE LEAMINGTON OLD TOWN OF WARWICKSHIRE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WARWICK (THE AREA)) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A THE RELIEF OF POVERTYB THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCETHE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:I IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS; ORII TO EXISTING BUSINESSESD THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC AMENITIESE THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIESF THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE IN THE AREAG SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS OF ENGLAND AND WALESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LEAMINGTON OLD TOWN OF WARWICKSHIRE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WARWICK

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