Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

LOWER GRANGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Lower Grange Community Association is a voluntary lead Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has the responsibility to run and manage Lower Grange Youth & Community Centre within the Bradford West District.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£297	£295	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/22	£171	£164	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21	£169	£98	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/03/20	£110	£99	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/19	£98	£92	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18	£74	£61	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£65	£68	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£55	£79	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

https://ourcommunitycan.co.uk

alexdilger@btinternet.com

01274880328

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bradford City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
27 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

Leeds Community Foundation	£14,737
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,900
DCMS	£9,737

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ALL TOGETHER NOW
£9,900	23/09/2022	The funding will be used to host outreach consultation and engagement activities during which people from the local community will be empowered to share their stories and experiences of how current ....more The funding will be used to host outreach consultation and engagement activities during which people from the local community will be empowered to share their stories and experiences of how current food and fuel costs are impacting upon their lives and explore potential responses to the challenges. The project aims to strengthen the community reduce isolation and deepen understanding of communities experiencing challenges circumstances.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Lower Grange Community Association
£9,737	04/08/2020 4	Grant to Lower Grange Community Association
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,737	04/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£5,000	15/04/2020 2	Grant to Lower Grange Community Association
National Lottery Community Fund - Lower Grange NAP (Neighbourhood Action Project)
£190,491	16/02/2018 36	The group will continue to run a variety of activities for local people of all ages. This will improve the quality of life for residents, strengthen community relations and increase volunteering ....more The group will continue to run a variety of activities for local people of all ages. This will improve the quality of life for residents, strengthen community relations and increase volunteering opportunities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

BEINDA RAWLINSON Appointed: 2023

G BALL (Chair) Appointed: 2014

L CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2014

SHANTELLE WRIGHT Appointed: 2023

BEVERLEY LISTER Appointed: 2022

CARMEN WOODLEY Appointed: 2019

FRANCIS - ELIZABETH EVANS Appointed: 2019

KYLE WHITAKER Appointed: 2023

MARIE BULL Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2014, number: 1159081

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PLAYSPACE ASSOCIATION (PLAYSPACE) on 29/03/2023

Main office

LOWER GRANGE YOUTH & COMMUNITY
CENTRE
10 CHAFFINCH ROAD
BRADFORD
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD8 0RF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LOWER GRANGE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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