Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ROMILEY LIFECENTRE LIMITED 

Provide a range of services from an attractive and accessible meeting place for all sectors of the community. Support for the depressed or bereaved, counselling & listening, courses to develop relationship and parenting skills, IT training. Support & training for 70 volunteers who service conference facilities, cafe, creche & Christian bookshop. Support programmes of young peoples work off site.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no 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

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£145£139£6n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/22£156£113£43n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/21£77£76£1n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/20£128£126£2n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/19£143£130£14n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/18£133£128£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£116£100£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£100£92£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£103£100£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£105£100£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£106£99£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£105£105£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£122£121£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£128£117£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£132£131£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£126£106£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£111£100£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£129£109£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£148£72£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£222£76£146£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

romileylifecentre.co.uk

info@romileylifecentre.co.uk

0161 430 1130

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Stockport,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Stockport MBC - Grant to Romiley Life Centre
£1,000 11/10/2022
Warm Space

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2001, number: 1087038
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/2001, number: 04158959
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 Stockport Road
Romiley
STOCKPORT
SK6 4BN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROMILEY, WOODLEY AND BREDBURY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE BY:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; AND(D) PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROMILEY, WOODLEY AND BREDBURY AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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