THE LAURA CENTRE

Charity number: 1166803
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Laura Centre offers free bereavement counselling services for adults, families and young people. We provide holistic support to parents who's child has died and children and young people 5-25 years old who's parent or sibling has died. The centre also supports those in anticipatory grief. We provide one to one therapy, systemic family work, therapeutic and drop in groups and an advice line.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £337,550
Total expenditure: £345,561

Total income includes £68,097 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City
  • Derby City
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • TLC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HARRY MOORE AI IE FMS Chair 28 April 2016
COPE
Received: On time
Andrew Leaske Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
FREDERICK EDWARD CLARKE Trustee 26 April 2016
None on record
EAMONN BRESLIN Trustee 26 April 2016
None on record
JANET WHITE Trustee 26 April 2016
None on record
Loretta Suzanne Leggott Trustee 26 April 2016
THE KATE HOLLAND CHARITABLE TRUST
Recently registered
THE PAMELA BARLOW CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE HUBERT BURTON FOUNDATION TRUST
Received: On time
JAMES DELVE Trustee 26 April 2016
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 £450.53k £421.53k £333.70k £354.35k £337.55k
Total expenditure £496.39k £410.99k £352.16k £347.65k £345.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £114.52k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £114.52k £68.10k

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 09 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Apr 2016

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE ADULTS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF AN ANTICIPATED OR ACTUAL DEATH OF A CHILD OF ANY AGE AND FROM ANY CAUSE AND TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING THE EFFECT OF ANTICIPATED OR ACTUAL DEATH OF A SIBLING, PARENT, GRANDPARENT OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT PERSON THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO LIFE THREATENING DISEASES AND THE EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT ON PARENTS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE DEATH OF A CHILD OR WHOSE CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS; AND THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
4-6 Tower Street
Leicester
LE1 6WS
Phone:
0116 2544341
Email:
info@thelauracentre.org.uk
Website:

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