LEIGHTON LINSLADE HELPERS

Charity number: 1196332
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our main focus is operating a foodbank to our town and surrounding villages, 6 days a week and we deliver to our servicer users. Our foodbank operates a self referral system, both on line and over the phone, making it very private. We also operate a Community Fridge, a check in and chat cafe, prescription collection service and support services to those homeless and in hardship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £172,777
Total expenditure: £94,117

Total income includes £30,444 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

75 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 October 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
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
Adam Fahn Chair 17 March 2022
None on record
Martin John Harris Trustee 05 March 2025
None on record
Dawn Farnell Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
Candys Tina Hunter Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
Christine Ann Lockett Trustee 10 November 2021
None on record
Andrew Leslie Cursons Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record
Stephen Andrew Jones Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £128.29k £172.78k
Total expenditure £82.81k £94.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k £30.44k

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 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 June 2024 130 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 June 2024 130 days late 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 REGISTERED ON REGISTERED ON 29 OCT 2021 as amended on 05 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage; in particular, but not exclusively by: • Operating a Community Fridge (to reduce food waste) • Operating a Community Food Bank • Operating a Social Supermarket • Signposting to other agencies such as Citizens Advice • Providing corporate community volunteering opportunities • Supporting local Duke of Edinburgh volunteering opportunities • Making grant applications in support of social funding • Providing support and training opportunities for volunteers

Contact information

Address:
Leighton Linslade Helpers
30 Waterborne Walk
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Bedfordshire
LU7 1DH
Phone:
01525 837219
Email:
help@leightonlinsladehelpers.org.uk
Website:

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