Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

MY LIFE LEGACY

A range of meaningful day opportunities, short term breaks, children's holiday clubs and activities for people of all ages and abilities on our Standish 84 acre farm and Leigh Sports Village.Further education for young people 16 - 25 years with SENDSupport for people to live in their own home by providing bespoke, person centred teams.Care Act Advocacy in Wigan We work across the NW.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 8 years
(11 years as a company)

https://www.my-life.org.uk

info@my-life.org.uk

01257472900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£5,584	£5,422	£163	£0	£619	£619	1.4	157	10
31/03/22		£4,785	£4,991	£-206	£0	£456	£453	1.1	181	6
31/03/21		£3,725	£3,807	£-81	£0	£662	£654	2.1	138	138
31/03/20		£3,236	£3,176	£60	£3,176	£470	£465	1.8	118	120
31/03/19?		£1,597	£1,482	£115	£0	£411	£376	3	97	5
31/07/18	*	£1,599	£1,637	£-38	£0	£295	£263	1.9	70	0
31/07/17		£1,260	£969	£290	£0	£333	£326	4	25	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool, Bolton, Lancashire, Salford City, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

157 employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to My Life - Leigh Life Opportunities
£1,874	21/10/2023	We would like to fund new equipment for our members with learning and physical disabilities, to use for our art and music projects, and to facilitate valuable community experiences.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to My Life Legacy
£5,790	19/11/2018	We want to open a hairdressing salon that specialises in hair dressing for people with disabilities, dementia, illness and other challenges.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to My Life Legacy
£20,000	23/10/2017	Purchase and construction of a log cabin for a charity which works with disabled people in Wigan
National Lottery Community Fund - My Life Cycle - Bicycle Library
£9,850	05/07/2017 12	The funding will be used to equip a bicycle repair workshop and train adults with learning and physical disabilities how to maintain and recycle bicycles. The project aims to improve people’s lives ....more The funding will be used to equip a bicycle repair workshop and train adults with learning and physical disabilities how to maintain and recycle bicycles. The project aims to improve people’s lives by providing them with practical skills and management abilities, and strengthen their involvement in the community by increasing access to adapted transport and mainstream activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-76

ALAN BELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

AMANDA MCDONOUGH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

CAROLINE TOMLINSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

ESMAIL LAKDAWALA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

HAZEL WADDINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principle Income Services Manager, Other trusteeship: WHAG,

JON SHARROCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

KEVIN MASSEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: DARWEN MASTERS SWIMMING CLUB,

MICHAEL NUTTALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

STEPHEN MORRIS JONES CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2016, number: 1167858
Registered at Companies House on 10/07/2012, number: 08137149

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
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
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

7 returns made; AR18: 60 days late,

Main office

Thompson House
Off Pepper Lane
Standish
Wigan
England
WN6 0PP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEED OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES. (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, OR DISABILITY).

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