Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 7

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:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£70	£64	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£75	£40	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£28	£27	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£28	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£29	£34	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£32	£28	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£25	£23	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£29	£26	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£28	£27	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£29	£27	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£31	£25	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£88	£79	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£25	£25	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£26	£24	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£28	£33	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£63	£55	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£176	£171	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£87	£78	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£87	£79	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£101	£96	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

http://www.leasowecommunitycentre.co.uk

pw.townley@btinternet.com

07521399000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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 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.

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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

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, Other trusteeship: WIRRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED,

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

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

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