LADYBARN COMMUNITY HUB
Ladybarn Community Hub is a multi-use community facility in the Withington Ward of Manchester. Providing community space for hire, activities for children, young people and older residents the centre is available to use for community based organisations and is used as a community nursery, space for community services and physical activities.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGHS KNOWN AS LADYBARN, FALLOWFIELD AND WITHINGTON IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DIS-ABILITY, ETHNICITY, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of expenditure over income of -£1,050.69 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the balance sheet, the charity held unrestricted revenue reserves of £31,641.92, derived from a combination of grant income and room rental fees.
What the accounts disclose
“MCC Core Funding Grants 39000.00”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds 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
Trustees
- ANDREW BROWNLEE
- Bethany Farrell
- Charlotte Coull
- Dr Joshua Rowland
- Emily Elizabeth Downs
- Maurice Craft
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £92k | £93k |
| 31/03/2024 | £95k | £76k |
| 31/03/2023 | £111k | £86k |
| 31/03/2022 | £121k | £74k |
| 31/03/2021 | £73k | £28k |
Common questions
Is LADYBARN COMMUNITY HUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of expenditure over income of -£1,050.69 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the balance sheet, the charity held unrestricted revenue reserves of £31,641.92, derived from a combination of grant income and room rental fees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/08/2024 | £20k | Older people & under-represented groups outreach |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/07/2022 | £10k | Transforming Ladybarn |
| Southway Housing Trust | 16/06/2022 | £3k | Ladybarn Community Fun Day |
| Southway Housing Trust | 01/10/2021 | £3k | Ladybarn social groups |
| Southway Housing Trust | 01/12/2020 | £500 | Ladybarn Community Hub |
| UK government | 11/09/2020 | £9k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Southway Housing Trust | 05/01/2020 | £658 | Nifty 50s |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/12/2019 | £8k | LAFA - Ladybarn Age Friendly Activities |
| Southway Housing Trust | 26/06/2019 | £1k | Nifty 50s |