LIFETIMES CHARITY

Charity number: 1078984
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Lifetimes empowers the community and voluntary sector. We facilitate networking events, providing bespoke training, support and community information with our unique directories and reports. We are specialists in delivering services to hard to reach sectors of the community. We are experts in the fields of volunteering brokerage and mental health training..

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £97,365
Total expenditure: £60,801

People

4 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WVSDA (Working name)
  • WANDSWORTH VOLUNTARY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Previous name)
  • WANDSWORTH VOLUNTEER BUREAU (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NATHALIE GIBSON-WILSON Chair 21 March 2024
WANDSWORTH OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM
Received: On time
Indira O'Reilly Trustee 18 December 2020
None on record
MARIE LANE Trustee 05 April 2017
None on record
VALERIE CLARK Trustee 05 April 2017
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 £1.22m £934.04k £2.22m £38.09k £97.37k
Total expenditure £1.01m £783.32k £306.43k £30.83k £60.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £16.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £1.11m £721.81k £2.19m N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £26.60k £16.00k £8.00k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £14.72k £12.72k £5.05k N/A N/A
Income - Other £63.51k £183.51k £13.83k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £111.52k £176.39k £306.43k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £6.50k £6.50k £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 £13.81k £5.14k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £892.64k £600.42k £0 N/A N/A

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 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 08 DEC 2021 as amended on 10 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN LONDON, THE HOME COUNTIES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. B) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. THE HOME COUNTIES SHALL MEAN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, ESSEX, BERKSHIRE, MIDDLESEX, SURREY, KENT AND SUSSEX.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, CENTRAL LONDON, AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1078984-1 CHANCES
Governing document
DATED 01/03/2007 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18/05/2011 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 18 AUG 2021
Charitable objects
(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. (2) THE TRUSTEE MAY RELIEVE SUCH PERSONS IN NEED BY: (A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR (B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR (C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED. (3) IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE TRUSTEE MAY DECIDE TO ASSIST SOMEONE (WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED) WHO IS: (A) RESIDENT OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT; OR (B)ONLY TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area of benefit
LONDON
Registration history
  • 05 August 2008 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
LIFETIMES CHARITY
18 concanon road
LONDON
sw2 5ta
Phone:
0208 8752845
Email:
info@life-times.org.uk
Website:

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