LIVING LIVELY

Registered charity 1144839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Living Lively works to improving the health, well-being and quality of life of people over 50 through participation in community singing. Living Lively was created following a Department of Health research project into the health benefits of singing and currently runs 16 singing groups with over 600 people attending each week.

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £58,364, an increase from £53,280 the previous year, driven by a net income surplus. The trustees report a stable financial position and note that the charity is largely self-funding through membership fees, reducing dependence on external grants.

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 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “We are very grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our work” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• GILLIAN HEYWOOD MBE
• Graham Robert Margery · trustee of 1 other charity
• SUSAN MARY POWELL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).