Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

    THE LOFT YOUTH CENTRE

    Local youth club for 9-18 years olds
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

    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
    01/01/23*£5£10£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/22*£4£9£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/21*£18£8£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/20*£11£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/19£13£10£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/18£8£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/17£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/16*£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/15*£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/14*£20£43£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 12 years

    www.loftyouth.org

    01502723221

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Social youth organisations
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Suffolk,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • HALCYON MELDRUM (Chair) Appointed: 2018
    • JAMES POWELL Appointed: 2020
    • JESSAMY GOULD Appointed: 2018
    • KATHRYN LAST Appointed: 2024
    • LAURA KNIGHT Appointed: 2015
    • LINDSEY RAVEN Appointed: 2018
    • PROFESSOR HUGH WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2018
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2012, number: 1149102
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    10 returns made; AR23: 95 days late, AR22: 2 days late, AR21: 148 days late, AR20: 17 days late, AR16: 18 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 190 days late,
    Main office

    STELLA PESKETT HALL
    MIGHTS ROAD
    SOUTHWOLD
    IP18 6BE

    Objectives

    TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-19 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL,EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT,MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B)ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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