Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

LAYTON COMMUNITY HOUSE

Layton Community House is embedded in the community of Layton, Blackpool, welcoming residents, from all backgrounds and creating an inclusive and safe environment. Offering small scale services which respond to the unmet needs of socially marginalised groups particularly older people, also those who suffer from mental & physical ill-health.

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 well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£60	£56	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£34	£35	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£27	£24	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£36	£30	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£41	£26	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£29	£22	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£23	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

laytoncommunityhouse.co.uk

5laytoncommunityhouse@gmail.com

01253394649

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 Layton Community House
£1,674	21/10/2023	We'd like to improve the well-used garden of our community house with new planters, plant pots, compost, seeds, plants, gardening equipment and to redecorate an upstairs room.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Layton Community House
£2,137	22/10/2022	We aim to extend the group that existed before lockdown by bringing in extra professionals for the successful relaxation class and add a basic cooking class for people with mental health problems.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Layton Community House
£2,000	22/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Layton Community House
£4,047	15/11/2019	We want to create a colourful, dementia-friendly garden for carers, mental health sufferers and the whole community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Afternoons to Remember
£9,956	24/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to redecorate the community house and deliver weekly sessions aimed at people suffering from Dementia, with the aim making the house more appealing and fit for purpose for the community to continue to use for various ....more The funding will be used to redecorate the community house and deliver weekly sessions aimed at people suffering from Dementia, with the aim making the house more appealing and fit for purpose for the community to continue to use for various activities.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Layton Community House
£45,000	12/04/2018 36	over three years towards core salaries at a community house in Blackpool

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINA MCKENZIE TOWNSEND Appointed: 2020

DEBORAH CONTESSA CAMERON HARGREAVES Appointed: 2024

KENDRICK VILINSKIS-FOWLER Appointed: 2024

MARTIN MITCHELL (Chair) Appointed: 2016

MELANIE LOUISE KELLY Appointed: 2022

PAMELA ISHERWOOD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2016, number: 1170042

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 Grenfell Avenue
BLACKPOOL
FY3 7BP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LAYTON, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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