Overall GiG Score: -18 ?
Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2

COPE 

To relieve adults suffering the effects of an anticipated or actual death of a child of any age from any cause and to relieve school aged children suffering the effects of an anticipated or actual dealth of a sibling, parent, grandparent or other significant adult.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 38 years

www.thelauracentre.org.uk

info@thelauracentre.org.uk

01162544341

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
This Charity appears to be dormant

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*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18?£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/17£0£213£-213£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16?£555£543£12£0£213£1433.2160
31/03/15£527£465£62£111£201£1163110
31/03/14£456£491£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£458£491£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£448£490£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£584£459£125£86£249£1443.840
31/03/10?£277£255£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£375£428£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£304£437£-133£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£413£423£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£323£383£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£373£365£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£374£275£99£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicester City,

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Laura Centre (Leicester)
£43,720 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver individually tailored counselling sessions to children and young people experiencing bereavement, isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in improved family ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Laura Centre (Leicester)
£67,355 17/10/2017
30
This project will provide 1-1 therapeutic counselling sessions and group work for children and young people to improve emotional well-being and resilience, increase positive attitudes and develop ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to COPE - Laura Centre
£124,500 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of salaries and running costs for a service providing therapeutic support to bereaved parents and children in Leicester
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to COPE - Laura Centre
£120,900 19/08/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a service providing therapeutic support to bereaved parents and children in Leicester
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cope The Laura Centre
£19,800 29/06/2012
the costs of the Befriending Scheme and Self Help Groups Project including staffing, training and resources costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for bereaved children and parents (continuing RC/2/010285757)
£499,493 09/11/2011
60
The Laura Centre will continue to provide COPE to improve the mental health, wellbeing, functioning and relationships of children, parents and families following the death of a child or parent. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - TLC Wellbeing Walking/Mindfulness Retreats
£10,000 15/09/2011
11
The charity in Leicester will deliver three therapeutic walking retreats for people who are dealing with the loss of a child. This will provide participants with access to counselling and support.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1986, number: 517974
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 12 days late, AR20: 15 days late,
Main office

LAURA CENTRE
4-6 TOWER STREET
LEICESTER
LE1 6WS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE ADULTS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF AN ANTICIPATED OR ACTUAL DEATH OF A CHILD OF ANY AGE AND FROM ANY CAUSE AND TO RELIEVE SCHOOL - AGED CHILDREN SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF AN ANTICIPATED OR ACTUAL DEATH OF A SIBLING PARENT GRANDPARENT OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT ADULT BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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