GL COMMUNITIES

Charity number: 1134656
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We deliver services in areas of deprivation in Gloucestershire. Current activities : Money Advice Services, General welfare benefits advice, Community education, Learning disability well-being centre, and programmes that increase employability by learning practical skills i.e. landscaping, carpentry, painting etc. We accept volunteers in service areas above to enhance skills.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £419,038
Total expenditure: £452,721

Total income includes £51,570 from 1 government contract(s) and £25,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 March 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06742832 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brendon O'Donnell Trustee 13 January 2022
None on record
Liam John Kelch Trustee 02 August 2019
None on record
ALBERT MARK GARDINER Trustee 30 June 2016
GLOUCESTER ATHLETICS TRACK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Received: On time
ALL NATIONS COMMUNITY CENTRE
Received: On time
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Received: On time
VOSCUR LIMITED
Received: On time
JANET PARROTT Trustee 31 May 2016
None on record
JASON DUNSFORD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £436.91k £457.27k £489.44k £358.89k £419.04k
Total expenditure £458.73k £403.45k £529.84k £457.55k £452.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £51.57k
Income from government grants £12.82k £40.94k £121.11k £25.00k £25.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 February 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 February 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 NOVEMBER 2008 as amended on 09 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

A) The relief of persons resident in Gloucester and other Boroughs within the County of Gloucestershire in need, hardship and distress, including the elderly and the disabled, by providing or assisting in the provision of I) advice and information regarding their legal entitlements particularly (but not exclusively) state benefits, housing, consumer matters and debt, and II) facilities and services to relieve persons suffering from substance addiction together with the families of such persons B) The advancement of education amongst persons resident within the area of benefit C) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA,

Contact information

Address:
60 NORBURY AVENUE
MATSON
GLOUCESTER
GL4 6AG
Phone:
01452505544
Email:
info@glcommunities.org.uk
Website:

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