Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

LIFESPRING CENTRE

The Lifespring Centre exists to advance education for children and adults by providing accommodation and organising groups and courses. It relieves poverty by distribing food parcels to needy people; it preserve and protect health by providing facilities for leisure activities. It trains, organises and supports self help groups in the Ollerton/Boughton area of North Nottinghamshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.lifespring.net

office@lifespring.org.uk

01623 860303

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
31/08/23		£203	£209	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/08/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/21		£147	£509	£-361	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/08/20?		£147	£509	£-361	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£124	£109	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£99	£112	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£192	£103	£89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£102	£109	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£105	£114	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£104	£121	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?	*	£82	£95	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12		£305	£48	£257	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/11		£60	£46	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lifespring Centre
£2,646	15/11/2019	“We want to refurbish the Lifespring Centre and renew equipment that is coming to the end of its life.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lifespring Facelift
£9,964	11/01/2019 12	This funding will be used to install a sound system to improve the facilities provided at a venue which is used for community events and activities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lifespring Centre
£10,000	02/11/2018	refurbishment of a community hub for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Nottinghamshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-69

CATHERINE MADELEINE THERESE MARIE NORTHEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Executive, Other trusteeships: THE DCI FOUNDATION, LIFESPRING IN THE DUKERIES, LIFESPRING CHURCH AND CENTRE,

DERRICK ARNOLD SIMPSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: JUBILEE CHURCH (ACM),

ELIZABETH PHILLIPS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeships: LIFESPRING IN THE DUKERIES, RECYCLING OLLERTON AND BOUGHTON, W.A.M (WHAT ABOUT ME?), LIFESPRING CHURCH AND CENTRE,

LORRAINE BURTON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Manager

MICHAEL GERARD PHILLIPS BD MA PGCE (Chair), Other trusteeships: LIFESPRING IN THE DUKERIES, LIFESPRING CHURCH AND CENTRE,

NEIL PIKE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeship: RECYCLING OLLERTON AND BOUGHTON,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2009, number: 1132497
Registered at Companies House on 19/05/2009, number: 06910460

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

14 returns made; AR13: 1 days late,

Main office

LIFESPRING CENTRE
SHERWOOD DRIVE
NEW OLLERTON
NEWARK
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
NG22 9PP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS TO:ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY, PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFETO PROVIDE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME IN PART, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, DRUG AND ALCOHOL RELATED CRIMETO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD, AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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