Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

LOUNDSLEY GREEN COMMUNITY TRUST 

Providing community centre and associated activities and services for the benefit of members of the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£59,844£65,406£-5,56220
31/03/22£80,394£102,350£-21,95615
31/03/21£82,037£57,660£24,37710
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years
(13 years as a company)

http://www.lgct.org.uk

secretary@lgct.org.uk

07753605272

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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Loundsley Green Community Trust
£10,000 28/07/2021
The funding requested will provide training, mentoring and coaching for local people who are unemployed and looking for employment or self employment. There will also be access to workspaces within ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community centre extension
£10,000 07/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to renovate a disused building within the community. The project aims to provide an additional space where local groups and residents can come together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipping our community to succeed
£10,000 18/05/2016
12
The group will use the funding to deliver a series of workshops targeted at vulnerable people that will help them build confidence and develop skills to improve their prospects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Winter heating in Loundsley Green Community Centre
£10,000 15/08/2013
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The group will use the funding to install a new heating system to the community centre. This will improve the group's ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2019, number: 1186830
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/12/2010, number: 07460998
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

LOUNDSLEY GREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE
CUTTHOLME ROAD
CHESTERFIELD
S40 4QU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LOUNDSLEY GREEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUTDISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATINGTOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN ACOMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OFTHE SAID INHABITANTS.(II) TO 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 AUTHORITYOR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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