Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

LANCHESTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The charity operates from Lanchester Community Centre. Affiliated groups, organisations and individuals hire use of the premises to offer educational and leisure activities to promote the wellbeing of the inhabitants of Lanchester and the wider community. A fitness centre is available for monthly subscription which includes an induction session.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£125,626	£121,402	£4,224	8
31/12/22		£66,518	£55,665	£10,853	15
31/12/21		£77,181	£74,358	£2,823	6
31/12/20	*	£61,124	£53,655	£7,469	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

lanchestercc.co.uk

lanchestercommunity@outlook.com

01207521275

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Space
£1,500	16/11/2022	To provide a Warm Space.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to 4FourtheFuture
£300	19/11/2021	As requested by the donor towards engaging young people through positive activities, primarily football and music production

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRIE MCDERMID Appointed: 2020

BERNARD FOX Appointed: 2020

ELIZABETH SMITH Appointed: 2021

GARRY SMITH Appointed: 2021

GLENDA HORNE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

JUDITH COLLINS Appointed: 2021

JUNE HAMMOND Appointed: 2021

MADELAINE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020

MARIAN MORRISON Appointed: 2021

PATRICK RIMMINGTON-KANE Appointed: 2024

STUART MARTIN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2020, number: 1188911

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 71 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from LANCHESTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 22/07/2020

Main office

LANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE
NEWBIGGEN LANE
LANCHESTER
DURHAM
DH7 0PB

Objectives

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LANCHESTER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LANCHESTER (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) 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 AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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