Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 14

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 21

LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Loughborough Community Centre (LCC) puts community cohesion at the heart of its ethos. Established in 1981 by local residents, we exist for the benefit of the community around our centre. In particular, those that are affected by poverty. LCC activities include: Preschool, Holiday Play Project, Family Support and Community activities within the Max Roach Centre in Brixton, London.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 well diversified in terms of age and 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

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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		£432	£328	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	304
31/03/22		£267	£230	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	195
31/03/21		£296	£222	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	71
31/03/20		£197	£169	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	162
31/03/19		£138	£154	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/03/18		£114	£110	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£38	£69	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£67	£66	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£93	£52	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£90	£67	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.lccmaxroach.co.uk

info@lccmaxroach.co.uk

02077372472

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
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

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Lambeth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
304 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

Guy's and St Thomas' Charity	£944,456
The Childhood Trust	£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,878
Walcot Foundation	£10,000
The Fore	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - LCC Windrush75 Children’s Festival
£10,000	21/04/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a 2 day children and families festival to celebrate the Windrush 75th anniversary. The project aims to bring together vulnerable and deprived members of the ....more The funding will be used to deliver a 2 day children and families festival to celebrate the Windrush 75th anniversary. The project aims to bring together vulnerable and deprived members of the community to engage in a weekend of fun and enriching experiences.
The Childhood Trust - The Max Roach Community Project
£50,000	23/12/2022	LCC provides a range of activities to alleviate the effects of poverty for families within the most deprived ward in Lambeth (Coldharbour) at the Max Roach Centre. We improve the lives of local; ....more LCC provides a range of activities to alleviate the effects of poverty for families within the most deprived ward in Lambeth (Coldharbour) at the Max Roach Centre. We improve the lives of local; children, people of disadvantage and to empower people to develop resilience and thrive. We support local children living in poverty and at disadvantage through engagement in meaningful activities. Providing physcial activity, play and nutritious food to children who would otherwise go without.
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Core investment into Loughborough Community Centre at Max Roach
£777,000	12/04/2022	To support Loughborough Community Centre to implement its strategic plan to improve its financial sustainability and ability to deliver services that respond directly to families' needs
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Partnership with Loughborough Community Centre at Max Roach
£82,456	09/08/2021	This is the first phase of a longer-term partnership with LCC. In this phase, we will support LCC to employ a Family Support Worker for 12 months. LCC has identified a need for this role following ....more This is the first phase of a longer-term partnership with LCC. In this phase, we will support LCC to employ a Family Support Worker for 12 months. LCC has identified a need for this role following the pandemic. The family support worker will build relationships and trust with local families by offering them flexible one to one support and setting up programmes in response to their needs. This will help parents feel comfortable accessing support from LCC and other community partners, while giving LCC and our team a deeper understanding of families' needs. The Family Support worker will also support the delivery of PMO and Peppy by recruiting participants, supporting the delivery, and providing insights for the evaluation. The role will also provide wraparound support for these projects
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - LCC Covid Response Fund
£85,000	25/09/2020	Contribution to core funding to support Loughborough Community Centre during Covid
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE
£5,000	08/06/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to LOUGHBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - Happy Lunch and Play
£10,000	30/04/2020 12	The project will extend the Loughborough Community Centre Happy Lunch and Play holiday programme for a three month period, delivering a hot meal and play resource to children aged 2 to 13 on three ....more The project will extend the Loughborough Community Centre Happy Lunch and Play holiday programme for a three month period, delivering a hot meal and play resource to children aged 2 to 13 on three days per week, during the period of COVID19 during which schools are closed. Play resources and meals are delivered to the doorstep. Families supported are in one or more of the following groups: Those with children with disabilities and special educational needs; those with poor mental health; low income families; lone parents; and families with children on the local authority at risk register. Staff will also be making 'keep in touch' phone calls to families to enable additional support, signposting and referrals.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Max Roach Community Garden Club
£9,878	23/03/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver family gardening sessions. The project aims to strengthen relationships and improve the local space.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68

NATOYA IVEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Educational Psychologist

KATHERINE UNWIN - EVANS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed

THEODORA LAVENDER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Partner Account Manager

JOHN ROOME Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF VAUXHALL PARK,

MELISSA DENIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Student Nurse

MALA NAICKER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Community Development

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2013, number: 1152313
Registered at Companies House on 01/02/2013, number: 08385640

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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

10 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 21 days late, AR14: 193 days late,

Main office

Max Roach One O'Clock Club
Wiltshire Road
London
SW9 7NE

Objectives

IN PARTICULAR, THE CENTRE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF PLAY, RECREATION AND LEISURE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING ACCESS, EDUCATION, TRAINING, INCLUSIVENESS AND QUALITY OF PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN 0-19 AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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