Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +2

    LOZELLS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE 

    Provide advice, advancing education and the preservation of health amongst ethnic minorities.
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    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

    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: 14 years

    www.lozellscommunityinitiatives.org.uk

    info@lozellscommunityinitiatives.org.uk

    01216616512

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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£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22*£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/21£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
    31/03/20£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/19£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/13*£29£16£13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£1£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City,

    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
    Sport England - The Lozells Bengali Community Activity Initiative
    £4,880 16/06/2023
    This project will run a programme of walking and running activity in two local parks over 26 weeks for adults and older people. There would be 2 running and 2 walking sessions each week each lasting ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - I'm here for you
    £7,975 13/11/2020
    6
    This project will use its funding to support older and isolated members if the community particularly those with disabilities or long term illnesses. It will set up regular calls to members to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Women Empowerment
    £9,260 03/05/2019
    12
    This funding will be used to deliver skill development workshops for women. The project aims to increase participants' confidence and self-worth.
    Sport England - Bangladeshi Women's Health and Fitness Project
    £9,970 29/05/2013
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Bangladeshi Women's Health and Fitness Project'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2010, number: 1135870
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR22: 9 days late, AR18: 21 days late, AR16: 346 days late, AR15: 945 days late, AR14: 1310 days late, AR13: 72 days late, AR11: 2 days late,
    Main office

    SIX WAYS BUSINESS CENTRE
    1 GUILDFORD STREET
    BIRMINGHAM
    B19 2HN

    Objectives

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS LIVING IN THE WARD OF LOZELLS, EAST HANDSWORTH, ASTON AND OTHER WARDS IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP BY:(1) RELIEVING POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE SAID INHABITANTS IN NEED OF SUCH ADVICE THAT MAY INCLUDE WELFARE BENEFITS, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT.(2) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE AND OTHER SUBJECT CLASSES.(3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AMONGST PEOPLE OF MINORITY ETHNIC ORIGIN.(4) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS HAVING NEED OF FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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