LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Charity number: 1084634
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

As one of the larger community-based social enterprises in London, LifeLine Community Projects are engaged in 1) mentoring young people; 2) supporting children and families; 3) community development/combating isolation; 4) employability and skills; 5) offering alternative provision education; 6) FaithAction: empowering faith-based and community grass roots organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£3,190,707

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Donations and legacies £1.98m
Charitable activities £1.15m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £40.98k
Other £21.17k

Total expenditure:
£2,911,093

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £2.91m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,595,457 from 22 government contract(s) and £11,438 from 2 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £2.91m
Retained for future use £279.61k

People

78 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

54 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 2

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LIFELINE (Working name)
Company number:
03951096 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Andrew Jaques Chair 05 March 2014
None on record
Ruth King Trustee 29 April 2025
None on record
Christos William Kapnisis Trustee 30 October 2024
None on record
Henry Yung Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Rev. Dr. Terry Lee King Trustee 31 December 2020
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 £3.12m £2.18m £2.50m £2.62m £3.19m
Total expenditure £2.74m £2.04m £3.97m £2.69m £2.91m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £1.39m £1.31m £1.60m
Income from government grants £1.86m N/A N/A N/A £11.44k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.93m £1.35m £1.44m £1.59m £1.98m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.05m £697.59k £831.14k £1.01m £1.15m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £94.39k £71.45k £47.36k £7.31k £40.98k
Income - Other £36.88k £51.25k £182.14k £16.07k £21.17k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.26m £2.04m £2.06m £2.69m £2.91m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £11.78k £18.67k £13.70k £0 £15.37k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £487.93k £0 £1.91m £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £996.90k £967.22k £862.68k £1.07m £1.10m
Long-term investments £994.00k £994.00k £0 £1 £0
Other assets £1.79m £2.11m £1.42m £1.65m £2.18m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £480.88k £633.10k £565.20k £1.08m £1.37m

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 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/03/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/01/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/06/2014

Charitable objects

IN LONDON, ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND WITH THE INTENTION OF PROMOTING AND FURTHERING SOCIAL COHESION:- (A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF NURSERY FACILITIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT A FIRST LANGUAGE, MARRIAGE AND PARENTING COURSES, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PERSONS; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY, AND TRAINING FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE; (C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND TRAINING WITH THE AIM OF MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND PARENTING VALUES; (D) TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH; (11) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS; AND (111) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON, ESSEX AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
LIFELINE HOUSE
25 NEVILLE ROAD
DAGENHAM
ESSEX
RM8 3QS
Phone:
02085972900
Email:
info@lifelineprojects.co.uk
Website:

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