Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

LEASOWE PLAY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

LPYCA currently operates a Community Centre; Youth sessions one night per week; An Adventure Playground; There is a Luncheon Club for the over 55's which operates 3 days per week; The Community Centre is open Monday to Friday each week.There is now a Community Supermarket based within the community centre which is open to local residents and other people to use
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£69£71£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/03/23£70£64£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£75£40£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£28£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£28£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£32£28£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£25£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£29£26£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£28£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£29£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£31£25£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£88£79£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£25£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£26£24£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£28£33£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£63£55£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£176£171£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£87£78£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£87£79£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£101£96£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

http://www.leasowecommunitycentre.co.uk

pw.townley@btinternet.com

07521399000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£8,500
Co-Operative Group£2,528
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£1,680
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Leasowe Community Centre
£1,029 21/10/2023
We aim to provide a food hamper to all members, together with local minibus outings and a two-course meal.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Leasowe Community Centre
£1,499 22/10/2022
We aim to reduce food waste and be able to provide assistance in preparing healthy, nourishing meals for all. Food from our community shop will be frozen and used at a later date.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Halloween ASB Reduction
£1,680 10/10/2022
The funding will be used to provide activities for young people to divert them from anti-social behaviour.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,500 16/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANITA LEECH Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTINA AMIS Appointed: 2020
  • JENNY JONES Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL WILLIAM TOWNLEY
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/05/1990, number: 702959
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

9 Warwick Road
Upton
WIRRAL
CH49 6NE

Objectives

-A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LEASOWE & THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS & INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION & TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND & COMMUNITY COMPLEX (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE PLAYGROUND OR THE COMPLEX) & TO MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A PLAYGROUND AND COMPEX FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE SUBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEASOWE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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