LIVING SPRINGS

Charity number: 1082726
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Living Springs is a safe place where families experience love and community to enable healing and growth for a better future. We provide supported housing in self-contained flats for parents with young children as a temporary placement, as well as additional support packages and day activities to build confidence, well-being, and practical life skills.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £164,708
Total expenditure: £252,873

People

3 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 October 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LIVING SPRINGS FAMILY CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
04014173 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew John Gregory Chair 17 July 2023
BRITISH YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Received: On time
Alice Roseanna Grennan Trustee 17 July 2023
None on record
Ian Nicholls Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £667.37k £570.93k £718.63k £271.89k £164.71k
Total expenditure £724.60k £674.63k £707.17k £468.19k £252.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £28.36k £24.94k £32.77k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £3.33k £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £633.64k £544.94k £685.35k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £2.04k £1.06k £506 N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £712.16k £656.15k £694.54k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £12.45k £18.48k £12.63k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £167.72k £38.75k £59.67k 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 £0 £0 £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 30 September 2023 14 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 14 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 13 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 13 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 08 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 08 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 10 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 10 July 2020 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 JUNE 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 10 SEPTEMBER 2000.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO ARE YOUNG, OLD, POOR, SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, HOMELESS OR OTHERWISE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT HOUSING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION; TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT; TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ANY MANNER WHICH THE BOARD SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LIVING SPRINGS
BARRATTS COPPICE FARM
BRIDGNORTH ROAD
STOURTON
STOURBRIDGE
DY7 6QY
Phone:
01384872817
Email:
info@livingsprings.co.uk
Website:

www.livingsprings.co.uk Open in new window