Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7

THORNTON LODGE ACTION GROUP 

We operate in one of Huddersfield most deprived areas working with local residents to address gaps and services in the local community. The Action Group feeds its regeneration priorities into four broad strands:Education & Training - Employment support and Community CoursesHealth and Wellbeing - walking groups, exercise sessions, talking groupsSports and RecreationEnvironment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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: 9 years

www.tactiongroup.org.uk

ibrar@tactiongroup.org.uk

07530092821

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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£281£193£88n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/22£222£174£48n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£239£147£92n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£110£107£3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£130£113£18n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£93£94£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£125£93£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£122£114£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kirklees,

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
DCMS£55,095
People's Health Trust£37,931
BBC Children in Need£26,694
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Sir George Martin Trust£10,000
Sport England£9,982
Leeds Community Foundation£6,835
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
People's Health Trust - Gap Shup (in Urdu it means Chit Chat)
£37,931 31/08/2021
23
This 23-month programme provides weekly health and wellbeing sessions to local women, from Thornton Lodge in Huddersfield, particularly those of Pakistani origin aged 25-60 who are experiencing ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 09/09/2020
"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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,095 25/06/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£2,900 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund a boardgame loan service for children living in poverty and deprivation and without access to stimulating activities due to Covid-19. This will result in improved ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£6,835 19/05/2020
11
NB - cloned from last round (Oct 2019); they has entered the wrong value in the amount requested box and so were declined for requesting less than the minimum when they actually need £6,835 for the ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£1,980 18/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT Equipment for a charity that supports disadvantaged communities in West Yorkshire
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,982 28/04/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£23,794 08/08/2019
36
This project will deliver sports activities for young people living in disadvantage areas of Kirklees to encourage a healthy diet, reduce isolation and improve communication skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - ESOL & Integration
£10,000 11/07/2019
12
The funding will provide language lessons and integration visits for people whose first language is not English. The courses and support aims to help people integrate into the community, improve ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£5,000 28/06/2019
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Thornton Lodge Action Group
£5,000 28/06/2019
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£14,989 03/09/2018
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women into Enterprise
£9,900 23/08/2018
11
The funding will be used to deliver workshops designed to increase skills for women in the local community. This will enable women to access employment and develop relationships to improve their life ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - E-Click - ICT training sessions
£2,940 09/03/2018
E-Click - ICT training sessions
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling social isolation
£10,000 16/11/2016
12
This project is the delivery of social and physical activities for BME women. This will enable them to build new friendships, improve their health and reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Return2Learn
£271,188 29/04/2013
72
The aim of this new project in Huddersfield which is based on a pilot is to involve members of the Thornton Lodge Action Group's (TLAG) community who are furthest away from education to up skill ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Obesity
£10,000 25/02/2010
12
This community group in Huddersfield will use an award to deliver community kickboxing sessions that will incorporate healthy eating promotion. This project will encourage young people to participate ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/2015, number: 1161661
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Thornton Lodge Action Group
125 St Johns Road
Huddersfield
HD1 5EY

Objectives

1) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT;3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH; 4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND 5) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS IN THORNTON LODGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF HUDDERSFIELD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THORNTON LODGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF HUDDERSFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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