LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD

Registered charity 1102382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a group of volunteers who have taking over the running of the local community centre on a estate in Corby which has 10% deprevation. In side the facility we have a Community Cafe, SureStart Childrens Centre, Youth Club a large sports hall which we hire out the facilty for different activities such as football, Table Tennis, Karate and many more.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KINGSWOOD, CORBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND WHERE APPROPRIATE THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH AND TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES AT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, ALBERTA CLOSE, KINGSWOOD OR ELSEWHERE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH FACILITIES ( WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) ON FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS

Area of benefit: KINGSWOOD, CORBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £344,690 at year-end, which is in excess of its stated policy target of six months' operating costs. However, the trustees note a concern regarding the future of the centre due to the potential loss of Local Authority funding, which had previously been instrumental in maintaining the site.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04989222

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JOHNSTON, Samantha Estelle — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
• WOOD, Jeff — director, appointed 03/01/2013not on trustee list
• JOHNSTON, Lynn Estelle — director, appointed 03/08/2004on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jeffery Woodchair
• Bryan Massie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janice Freeman
• LYNN ESTELLE JOHNSTON
• Samantha Johnston
• Steve Ford

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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