Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

LONGTOWN MEMORIAL HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Community Centre provides a wide range of recreational and social facilities, including a large hall and stage. This is used by the community and community groups for weddings,race-nights,dances,quizzes,public meetings etc. In addition there are a number of community groups - currently totalling some 20 organisations that use the facilities. There is also a squash court,sauna,fitness suite.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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

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	£108	£141	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22	£152	£121	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21	£49	£46	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£117	£108	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19	£102	£132	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/18	£131	£104	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£105	£99	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£97	£91	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/15	£95	£93	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£83	£80	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.longtowncommunitycentre.org.uk

steph.graham@longtowncc.co.uk

01228791876

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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

BBC Children in Need	£28,800
Cumbria Community Foundation	£21,481
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,801

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cumbria Community Foundation - Equipment purchase for the community gym
£15,000	08/12/2021	Equipment purchase for the community gym
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Longtown Memorial Hall Community Centre
£1,801	23/10/2021	We would like to bring people together as a lunch club family.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000	02/07/2021	LMHCC 2021
Cumbria Community Foundation - Wages and publicity costs
£1,481	20/01/2021	Wages and publicity costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Longtown Memorial Hall Community Centre Ltd
£28,800	20/03/2020 36	This project will deliver youth club activities for 7-15 year olds in Longtown, Carlisle, empowering young people and leading to improved relationships and better emotional health.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Junior Youth Club
£5,000	23/10/2019	Junior Youth Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Next Steps - Youth and the Centre
£9,960	13/09/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver community activities and events, and plan a community centre refurbishment. This will aim to improve access to social activities and help plan future ....more The funding will be used to deliver community activities and events, and plan a community centre refurbishment. This will aim to improve access to social activities and help plan future organisational development.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Longtown Youth Club
£5,000	11/04/2018	Longtown Youth Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Longtown Together
£41,225	19/04/2017 12	Better Longtown Together

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 55-78

KRIS GRAY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

TIMOTHY DAVID PICKSTONE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

JEAN HARRISON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

SIR JAMES GRAHAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

SUSAN FLORENCE RICHARDSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2013, number: 1153110
Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2013, number: 08552573

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
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
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; all on time

Main office

LONGTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE
ARTHURET ROAD
LONGTOWN
CARLISLE
CA6 5SJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: A) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. B)FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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