THE LACEBY COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1196006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating from the Butt Lane area of Laceby we work with residents, the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupaction. This is done with the aim of improving the conditions of life for the residents of Laceby.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LACEBY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, 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.

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

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Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,914 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £75,100 covering total expenditure of £66,186. The trustees note that free reserves of £201 are currently below their stated policy target of a three-month contingency fund, attributing this to the charity not yet being fully operational. They also highlight financial uncertainty due to the cost of living potentially reducing resident disposable income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants
“Grants - 59,792 59,792 98,627” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £201; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Free reserves (unrestricted funds less designated funds and total fixed assets) are £201 which is currently below the three month policy.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North East Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£75k£66k
31/03/2024£108k£101k
31/03/2023£10k£3k

Common questions

Is THE LACEBY COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,914 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £75,100 covering total expenditure of £66,186. The trustees note that free reserves of £201 are currently below their stated policy target of a three-month contingency fund, attributing this to the charity not yet being fully operational. They also highlight financial uncertainty due to the cost of living potentially reducing resident disposable income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£7kThe Laceby Summer Social