Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE PEAK CENTRE 

WE MANAGE A DAY CENTRE - LIPHOOK DAY CENTRE 3 DAYS A WEEK FOR 50 WEEKS A YEAR. THIS PROVIDES UP TO 18 ELDERLY RESIDENTS DAILY A GOOD LUNCH, COOKED ON THE PREMISES, OTHER REFRESHMENTS, GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 42 years

www.liphookdaycentre.co.uk

jbuckett@jmbaccounting.co.uk

01428 724941

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£63£62£1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21*£78£47£31n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£67£60£8n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£52£54£-3n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£57£47£10£0£0£0n/a030
31/03/17£52£49£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£55£51£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£48£48£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£40£45£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£54£43£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£40£38£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£35£36£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£21£38£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£25£38£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£38£40£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£19£39£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£19£31£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£82£32£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£16£30£-14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Liphook Day Centre
£11,000 04/03/2021
6
The funding will provide a range of activities for older people; including day trips quizzes bingo arts and crafts flower arranging meals and other social activities. The aim is to improve wellbeing ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Liphook Day Centre
£15,000 10/03/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of a community centre providing support services to people in a disadvantaged area of Hampshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1982, number: 285001
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 17 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDS OF LIPHOOK DAY CENTRE on 29/08/2023
Main office

The Peak Centre
Midhurst Road
LIPHOOK
GU30 7TN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AND CARE FOR THE AGED AND HANDICAPPED IN THE PARISH OF BRAMSHOTT AND LIPHOOK.(THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE SAID MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF BRAMSHOTT AND LIPHOOK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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