Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE LIFE PROJECT (BATH) 

Provide a home(s) for life, rooted in Christian principles and ethos, with opportunities for spiritual growth, leisure, learning, training, education and employment for people with disabilities, primarily learning disabilities, reflecting each individuals needs; to fulfil their potential in community together, living lives that have security, dignity and purpose.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 13 years

http://www.lifeprojectbath.org.uk/

info@lifeprojectbath.org.uk

07708 217 901

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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£92£105£-12n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£91£100£-10n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£121£89£32n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£94£90£4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£113£95£17n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£71£79£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£57£52£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£39£34£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£31£27£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£6£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£21£3£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£21£3£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Quartet Community Foundation£13,196
DCMS£4,814
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/03/2021
The Life Project (Bath)
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Life Project (Bath)
£8,765 29/07/2020
To extend the contract of the Barn Development and Outreach Worker for one year.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£4,814 15/07/2020
"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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Life Project (Bath)
£4,431 30/04/2020
To change activities for people with learning difficulties during lockdown to digital platforms: maintaining social contact to combat isolation and offer appropriate creative/skills based activities ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2018
Life Project - Core Costs
Quartet Community Foundation - Well-being and Activity Grant
£4,000 21/03/2018
12
To promote health and well-being among the adults with learning disabilities through an allotment project, Pilates and Zumba sessions and the Wheels for all cycle sessions.
Quartet Community Foundation - Old Acorn Barn
£3,600 29/09/2016
12
To purchase and erect a wooden workshop in the grounds of the Old Acorn Barn project for activities involving individuals with learning disabilities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
  • BEN STOKES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: District Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2011, number: 1142459
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2011, number: 07573284
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 64 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

Life Project Bath
The Old Acorn Barn
Englishcombe
BATH
BA2 9DU

Objectives

4.THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR OTHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN BATH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER FACILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE WITHIN COMMUNITIES AND TO FULFIL THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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