Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE LITTLE CENTRE BEECHWOOD LTD

To benefit the residents of Beechwood , without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other options by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary & other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation, leisure with the objective of improving the lives of residents.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/10/23		£204	£271	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
?31/10/22	*	£220	£216	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21		£189	£192	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20		£106	£137	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19	*	£137	£135	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	*	£39	£29	£11	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
(11 years as a company)

07949 334137

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Tuesday Luncheon Club
£2,370	22/01/2024 3	To continue their luncheon club and winter hub.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Utilities Support
£1,482	27/04/2023	To help support local families with their increased utility bills.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Christmas hampers 2022
£6,000	21/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide family hampers, cover transport and fuel, contribution to heating and building hire for packing hamper day and any other food needed if need to make up more hampers.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Cost of Living Crisis 2022
£1,482	11/10/2022	The funding will be used to support local residents through the winter fuel crisis.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Community Inclusion & Mental wellbeing
£6,110	21/09/2022	To deliver a range of activities such as a lunch club, men's mental health group, arts group and yoga sessions that will support the health and wellbeing of the local community.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Active Beechwood
£4,790	13/07/2022	The funding will be used to provide diversionary activities to children and young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Little Centre
£10,000	08/10/2021	The funding will be used to employ a reconnection officer who will aim to establish contact with the most hard to reach in the community encouraging them to the community centre. There will also be a community consultation exercise which will ....more The funding will be used to employ a reconnection officer who will aim to establish contact with the most hard to reach in the community encouraging them to the community centre. There will also be a community consultation exercise which will identify the needs and priorities of local people with the aim of reducing isolation and promoting community togetherness.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

CATHERINE HAWKINS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

EILEEN TURNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

EMMA EVANS Appointed: 2024

GEORGE NOEL THOMAS QPM Appointed: 2016

LINDA ROSE FINN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

STUART WHITTINGHAM Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2017, number: 1173007
Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2013, number: 08748572

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR22: 91 days late, AR19: 28 days late, AR18: 25 days late,

Main office

24 Scafell Close
WIRRAL
Merseyside
CH62 9EU

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BEECHWOOD 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. 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, BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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