Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

LEE HUB - INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Lee Hub Independent Community Library aims to deliver a Community Library, Community Cafe and meetings space for social activities, health & wellbeing programmes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
05/04/23		£40,682	£21,633	£19,049	50
05/04/22		£49,396	£25,153	£24,243	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.leehub.co.uk

leehubforall@gmail.com

02392551047

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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 Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lee Hub Independent Community Library
£10,000	08/12/2022	Refurbishment of building for a charity which works with older people in Hampshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Lee Hub Joining Forces Lunch and Banter
£1,200	03/10/2021	The funding will be used to bring a group of older veterans together for a meal games and socialising. The project aims to provide the opportunity for participants to meet like minded people and form ....more The funding will be used to bring a group of older veterans together for a meal games and socialising. The project aims to provide the opportunity for participants to meet like minded people and form friendships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE MARY MC GREW BA, MA (Chair) Appointed: 2020

GEMMA BROSTER Appointed: 2024

KATHLEEN SUSAN GILES BA, MA Appointed: 2021

KIM WEBSTER BED Appointed: 2023

PETER CORNISH Appointed: 2024

ROBERT CARR Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2021, number: 1193198

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

14 HIGH STREET
LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT
Hampshire
PO13 9BZ
PO13 9BZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN HAMPSHIRE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC:- 3.1.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY LIBRARY FACILITY PROVING BOOKS, LEARNING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION SERVICE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 3.1.2 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.3.1.3 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 3.1.4 TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY BUILDING [“LEE HUB”] AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A BUILDING FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS

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