Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

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

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

LONG LANE CHURCH

The Charity operates as a church of the Christian Faith in Teaching, Worship, Communion, Junior Church, Prayer meetings,House Groups, Mums and Tots, Youth activities and Womens groups. The charity also supports Third world projects and aid.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

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

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	*	£225	£243	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/03/22		£203	£182	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/21		£194	£149	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/03/20	*	£191	£179	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/19		£178	£183	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/03/18	*	£155	£151	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£151	£151	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£179	£180	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£166	£147	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£142	£132	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£248	£129	£119	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£128	£119	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£153	£124	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.longlanechurch.com

office@thelane.org.uk

01512846556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
90 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
Steve Morgan Foundation	£3,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£1,500
The Bishop Radford Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Running costs of centre
£1,500	01/03/2023	To fund the centres activities in supporting people struggling with debt and poverty though emergency supplies and budgeting.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	02/09/2022	Funds to cover running cost of debt centre
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to South Liverpool Christians against poverty
£1,000	29/07/2022	Running costs for the debt centre, to help people out of poverty and set them up free from debt.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Christians Against Poverty South Liverpool Debt Centre Long Lane church
£3,000	27/04/2022	1 years grant to cover the centre fees

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-63

GEORGIA BARROW Appointed: 2023

ANTHONY RICHARDSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

BENJAMIN JAMES RILEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Landscape Architect

REBECCA LOUISE TODD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Manager

ROBERT JAMES MCAVOY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Co-Pastor

CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR FORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2010, number: 1135655
Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2009, number: 07074658

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 84 days late, AR16: 121 days late, AR13: 1 days late,

Main office

Long Lane Church
8-12 Long Lane
Garston
Liverpool
L19 3PU

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH [IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OFBELIEFS] IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THEWORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.1.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVEGOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND,INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAYTHINK FIT; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITEDKINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.2 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH INPROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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