Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

OLD FARNLEY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Activities include a diverse range of services & providers, including Monday Luncheon club, Tuesday evening Bingo, Boxercise, two sessions per week of early years sessions, Neighbourhood Action have various sessions including a Coffee Morning & Gentle Exercise, Leeds Youth Service operates on a Friday evening with a Junior & Senior's session. The Centre also operates and runs the Farnley Foodbank
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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

Financial Data ?

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£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/21£8£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£17£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/18£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a08
31/12/17£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£29£29£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£19£18£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£19£21£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£19£22£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£18£23£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£16£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£16£18£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

farnleycommunitycentre@gmail.com

07960010618

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Early years interventions
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Farnley Luncheon Club
£2,178 20/04/2022
Grant to Farnley Luncheon Club
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Farnley Luncheon Club
£417 04/05/2020
Grant to Farnley Luncheon Club

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/1965, number: 242846
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 4 days late,
Main office

462 Tong Road
LEEDS
LS12 5AU

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF OLD FARNLEY AND DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH 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) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHIMENT 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OLD FARNLEY AND DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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