Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

HONICKNOWLE COMMNET LIMITED 

The relief of persons resident in the City of Plymouth with a particular regard to Honicknowle & surrounding areas who are in condition of need, hardship & distress. The advancement of education (including) pre school of persons resident in Honicknowle & surrounding areas. Providing provision of facilities for recreation/leisure.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 25 years

www.honicknowle-commnet-ltd

lisalawrence@commnet.org.uk

01752656336

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£154£106£48n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£79£90£-12n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£91£86£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£96£98£-2n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£105£89£16n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£85£100£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£75£86£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£76£100£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£123£107£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£110£100£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£121£106£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£157£124£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£135£156£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£174£207£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£202£250£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£233£180£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£183£213£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£564£550£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£464£504£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£483£411£73£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£190,120
National Lottery Community Fund£110,668
Lloyds Bank Foundation£58,728
People's Health Trust£29,078
DCMS£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£87,297 06/10/2023
This project will support young people experiencing multiple vulnerabilities, including those at risk of or involved in sexual or criminal exploitation. The outcomes will be improved resilience, and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH- Project Name
£5,000 28/07/2023
This funding will be used to deliver a range of additional activities and youth work for young people over the summer holidays. The project aims to boost confidence promote positive outcomes and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
People's Health Trust - OASIS Families
£0 18/07/2022
This two-year project is for parents and carers of children with disabilities in Plymouth. The aim is for the parents to provide support to each other and for connections to be built between them. It ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach Out Continuation
£105,668 16/12/2021
The organisation will use the funding to continue its place-based ‘Reach Out’ project which began as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Reach Out project is community driven and has so far ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£50,000 02/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
People's Health Trust - OASIS Families (Outreach 4 Autism Support & Information Sharing)
£29,078 01/06/2021
19
This 19-month project delivers a weekly peer support group for families, particularly children with autism, ADHD and emotional needs, who live in and around Honicknowle, Plymouth. The project ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£6,478 23/07/2020
Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£102,823 26/06/2019
36
This project will support young women experiencing multiple vulnerabilities at risk of or involved in sexual exploitation. Sessions will help them to develop positive relationships, improve emotional ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet
£6,830 19/11/2018
Help us provide day trips and respite care to young people dealing with family disruption and behaviour difficulties.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£73,766 18/10/2018
36
To fund Bump and Beyond - tailored programme of support for young parents.
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Hive
£5,373 03/05/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a holiday scheme for young people aged 9 to 15 years in Plymouth. The scheme will include a variety of activities including recycling projects, gardening and healthy ....more
People's Health Trust - OASIS (Outreach 4 Autism Support and Information Sharing)
£22,611 21/03/2018
This two-year project delivered a weekly peer support café for parents and carers. Activities included 'Tea and Toast' and meeting to share and develop information, access support and develop ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£14,934 15/03/2017
12
The grant will fund a 12 month pilot project (Bump and Beyond) to support young parents in north Plymouth.
National Lottery Community Fund - Main roof, Guttering, Fascias and Soffits
£10,000 14/12/2016
12
The group will install a new roof on its community use building. This will make the building more safe and versatile for visitors and voluntary organisations.
National Lottery Community Fund - TYLA (Turn Your Life Around)
£104,574 10/02/2016
36
A project to support young people with special educated needs aged between 10 - 14 years who are experiencing behavioural challenges and difficulty with transition from primary to secondary school. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Honicknowle Commnet Ltd
£15,900 28/08/2013
The charity supports NEET young people from innner city Plymouth. It seeks support for the youth support worker salary. She helps NEETs to develop their skills and employability and reduce their ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-69
  • ANGELA CARTHY (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/09/1999, number: 1077457
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/04/1999, number: 03762641
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 50 days late, AR06: 28 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

64
Little Dock Lane
Honicknowle
Plymouth
Devon
PL5 2LZ

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HONICKNOWLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING PRE-SCHOOL) OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HONICKNOWLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.C) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HONICKNOWLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.D) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HONICKNOWLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PERSONS RESIDENT IN HONICKNOWLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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