Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

LS-TEN LIMITED

LS-TEN deliver to Leeds:Alternative Education:Working at KS3&KS4 LS-TEN provide a robust curriculum to support host schools in educating children struggling in a mainstream school environment.Skatepark:An indoor skatepark with an outdoor area delivering wheeled sports to schools, community groups and people from across Leeds.Community Engagement:Both onsite and offsite provisions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£978	£917	£61	£55	£320	£320	4.2	25	76
31/12/21	*	£877	£670	£207	£28	£259	£259	4.6	20	62
31/12/20		£475	£425	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

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Established: 4 years

HTTPS://LS-TEN.ORG/

hello@ls-ten.org

01135325357

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

25 employees
76 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Leeds Community Foundation	£18,458
Sport England	£9,800
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,080
Sir George Martin Trust	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to LS-TEN
£3,500	29/06/2023	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Street Skate Together
£8,080	24/02/2023	The funding will be used to run a series of street skateboarding meetups and creative workshops; with a particular focus on engaging young people females and minority genders. The aim of the project ....more The funding will be used to run a series of street skateboarding meetups and creative workshops; with a particular focus on engaging young people females and minority genders. The aim of the project is to bring a very large dispersed community of skaters together in a safe place creating more opportunities for female and minority skaters to skate together publicly.
Leeds Community Foundation - Fearnville Skatepark
£1,441	01/03/2022	An inspirational, engaging and exciting beginner's skateboard club for young people in the area including all equipment and coaches, aiming to raise aspirations and promote diversity through wheeled ....more An inspirational, engaging and exciting beginner's skateboard club for young people in the area including all equipment and coaches, aiming to raise aspirations and promote diversity through wheeled sports.
Leeds Community Foundation - Skate Mates Skateboard Club
£4,510	01/12/2021	An inspirational beginners skateboarding club helping to tackle inactivity, provide opportunity, promote diversity and build confidence while making friends through an exciting alternative sport.
Leeds Community Foundation - Wheely Healthy Holidays
£6,930	07/07/2021 5	The project will tackle holiday hunger and inactivity by providing opportunities to partake in new and exciting wheeled sports with the help of our experienced coaches, while also providing healthy ....more The project will tackle holiday hunger and inactivity by providing opportunities to partake in new and exciting wheeled sports with the help of our experienced coaches, while also providing healthy meals through our partners the Real Junk Food Project all based at LS-TEN Indoor Skatepark.
Leeds Community Foundation - Armley Skateboard Club
£1,067	08/01/2021	Grant to LS-TEN
Leeds Community Foundation - Skate Mates Skateboard Club
£4,510	01/12/2020 4	Grant to LS-TEN
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,800	27/04/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-64

CLARE NICOLA JARVIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Finance

ELEANORE PICKARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Headteacher

ANGUS MARTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

DAVID MITCHELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sales Director

DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Training

EDWARD CARLISLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Community Project Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2020, number: 1191532
Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2019, number: 11753606

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,

Main office

Unit 1
Kitson Road
LEEDS
LS10 1NT

Objectives

(1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 19 YEARS OLD LIVING IN LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT LS-TEN BY OPERATING AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROVISION TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA(2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(3) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO ARE EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL OR EX-OFFENDERS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO REINTEGRATE INTO MAINSTREAM SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES EX -SERVICE PERSONAL TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTHER NETWORKS, MEET WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE VETERAN COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;B) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES EX-OFFENDERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTHER NETWORKS AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;C) PROVIDING WORK EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND EX-OFFENDERS.

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