Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 2

LGK IN THE COMMUNITY

Provide training for unskilled peopleLaunch a food bank for disadvantaged people in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/10/23		£86,466	£103,367	£-16,901
31/10/22	*	£172,292	£124,936	£47,356
31/10/21		£204,146	£146,012	£58,134
31/10/20		£45,291	£41,065	£4,226
31/10/19		£50,834	£47,768	£3,066

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years
(7 years as a company)

lgk.org.uk

admin@lgk.org.uk

07917172491

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£71,924
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£59,800
DCMS	£18,756
Co-Operative Group	£3,246

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Little Onion Club
£1,521	21/10/2023	We would like a mobile classroom to reach a bigger audience and visit more care homes. We promote the health benefits of gardening, and demonstrate biodiversity projects and environmental ideas.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Little Onion Club
£1,724	22/10/2022	We would like to develop the Hub area at the front of our building, to provide a seating area and a nice patio/garden for local children and the residents of Donwell House care home.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lakis Greek Kitchen (LGK) in the Community
£59,800	06/04/2021	Queens of the Commonwealth
National Lottery Community Fund - Dishes of Change
£71,924	28/01/2021 6	The funding will be used by the project to assist 50 individuals and 40 families over a 24-week period. The group will offer support for homeless individuals currently in emergency shelter families ....more The funding will be used by the project to assist 50 individuals and 40 families over a 24-week period. The group will offer support for homeless individuals currently in emergency shelter families on low income or victims of cuts due to the pandemic and women in refuge due to the increase in domestic violence induced by COVID-19. The funding will also be used to upgrade its vehicle to better meet demand create online training resources that teaches participants how to cook clever from their cupboards on a low or non-existent income and with food donation produce. It will also create a jobs and skills programme within the hotels that are currently catering for both women in refuge due to domestic violence and homeless individuals over a 12-week period create a drug rehabilitation workshop and offer an English as Second Language programme.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£18,756	05/08/2020	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.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dishes of Change
£9,737	23/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to run cooking workshops for young people. The project aims to bring the younger community closer together by cooking and sharing foods from different cultures and learning ....more The funding will be used to run cooking workshops for young people. The project aims to bring the younger community closer together by cooking and sharing foods from different cultures and learning from each other's diversity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 61-73

FOTOULLA LYTRAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

JOY HAZELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Civil Servant

LILIANA MALLA (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Civil Servant

YOGESH KUMAR GUPTA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2019, number: 1182273
Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2016, number: 10418907

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investment
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

5 returns made; AR22: 15 days late,

Main office

Nash Dom Community Hub
Sun Street
Walsall
WS1 4AL

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BIRMINGHAM BY PROVIDING DONATIONS OF FOOD FOR LOCAL FOOD BANKS.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BIRMINGHAM BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS RELATING TO HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION, COOKING ON A BUDGET AND HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES IN THE HANDLING AND PREPARATION OF FOOD. 3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN BIRMINGHAM BY PROVIDING A BEFRIENDING SERVICE AND GROUP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL CONTACT AND INTERACTION DESIGNED TO RELIEVE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS.