Lewisham Local — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 January 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04681564
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,113,484
Latest expenditure: £1,084,884
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Community Centre, 1 Copperwood Place, LONDON, SE10 8GF

Website recorded by the regulator: lewishamlocal.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity uses an asset-based approach and activities to involve people in volunteering and sharing their skills to connect and create community cohesion The charity facilitates stakeholders from the voluntary, statutory, education and business sectors to collaborate and share their assets like resources, training, expertise, time and money to help alleviate poverty and reduce social isolation

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,113,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,084,884

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,218,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,049,190

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £917,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,299

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £762,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,925

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £757,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £613,631

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,113,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,084,884
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 50233
Income From Government Grants: £533,285
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,218,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,049,190
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Contracts: 478369
Income From Government Grants: £352,251
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £917,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,299
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Contracts: 340246
Income From Government Grants: £347,356
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £762,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,925
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 215000
Income From Government Grants: £327,095
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 400

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £757,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £613,631
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 49000
Income From Government Grants: £322,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 46406
Income Other Trading Activities: 2196
Income Charitable Activities: 1014202
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 50680
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1113484
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,084,884
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1084884
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 236647
Expenditure Governance: 5500
Expenditure Support Costs: 672560
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,657
Assets Total Fixed: 171000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 171000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £625,054
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,500
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £757,554
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38500
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £514,486
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 400657
Funds Restricted: 356897
Funds Total: 757554
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 290560
Income Other Trading Activities: 2642
Income Charitable Activities: 878579
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 47022
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1218803
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,049,190
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1049190
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 232471
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 560649
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £331,937
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £734,354
Assets Total Liabilities: £5,400
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £728,954
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £532,710
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 331937
Funds Restricted: 397017
Funds Total: 728954
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 856261
Income Other Trading Activities: 2491
Income Charitable Activities: 33008
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 25584
Income Total Income And Endowments: 917344
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £800,299
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 800299
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 149513
Expenditure Governance: 6693
Expenditure Support Costs: 486960
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £278,062
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £578,053
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,712
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £559,341
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18712
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £520,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 298511
Funds Restricted: 260830
Funds Total: 559341
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 717543
Income Other Trading Activities: 2765
Income Charitable Activities: 31894
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 10154
Income Total Income And Endowments: 762356
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £600,925
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 600925
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 149882
Expenditure Governance: 3696
Expenditure Support Costs: 368390
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £442,296
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £463,064
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,768
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £442,296
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20768
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £417,167
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 340901
Funds Restricted: 101395
Funds Total: 442296
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 718326
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 35777
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 3627
Income Total Income And Endowments: 757730
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £613,631
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 613631
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 112575
Expenditure Governance: 2880
Expenditure Support Costs: 308554
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £185,187
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £304,694
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,829
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £280,865
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23829
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £279,923
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 205706
Funds Restricted: 75159
Funds Total: 280865
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Lewisham Local
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-01-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 FEB 2003NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 02 AUG 2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAY 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 MAY 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAR 2022 as amended on 15 Jan 2025 as amended on 19 May 2025
Charitable Objects: To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the public and particularly, but not limited to, the public who live and work in the London Borough of Lewisham and surrounding boroughs, including: a) to promote volunteering, time banking, the giving of time and skills to engage and support local residents including those considered to be suffering from the disadvantage of social exclusion; b) to promote philanthropy to relieve poverty distress and sickness in the interests of social welfare with the aim of improving the conditions of life of the public; c) to promote and broker partnership working, and training within the voluntary and charitable sector, statutory and private sectors, in the interests of the furtherance of and achievements of the above purposes.
Area Of Benefit: THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND ADJACENT BOROUGHS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 332757
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RUSHEY GREEN TIME BANK

Charity Name Id: 641128
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Lewisham Local

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests