OBLONG LTD

Charity number: 1120379
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

IT access & print facilities, English classes, mental health well-being Course, Pay-as-you-feel cafe, volunteering opportunities, Local gardening projects, Community Centre facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £231,099
Total expenditure: £251,686

Total income includes £61,719 from 6 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Leeds City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NEAL HEARD Chair 10 March 2021
None on record
Claire Lavery Trustee 09 September 2024
None on record
Lorena Blanco-Falcioni Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
John Richard Barton Trustee 08 February 2023
None on record
Layla Jamillah Mubarak Trustee 23 November 2022
None on record
Paul Spinks Trustee 12 January 2021
None on record
Mark Richards Trustee 01 January 2018
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 £182.48k £194.87k £194.87k £224.69k £231.10k
Total expenditure £183.16k £161.08k £161.08k £216.59k £251.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £22.20k N/A
Income from government grants £1.82k £24.43k £78.09k £112.81k £61.72k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 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 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 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 18 JANUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION DATED 13 OCTOBER 1999. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17/5/11

Charitable objects

3TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO CREATE ACTIVE, FLOURISHING COMMUNITIES; AND TO RUN A COMMUNITY CENTRE, PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WOODHOUSE, LITTLE LONDON, AND HYDE PARK AREAS

Area of benefit

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

LEEDS.

Contact information

Address:
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
LEEDS
LS62NY
Phone:
01132459610
Email:
info@oblongleeds.org.uk
Website:

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