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Lyng Community Association

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1089147
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 31, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Primarily The Lyng Estate And Its Neighbourhood In The Metropolitan Borough Of Sandwell

Address

Address
3 Frank Fisher Way
West Bromwich
B70 7AW

Contact

Activities

Provision of rented affordable housing on the Lyng estate in West Bromwich following the demolition of existing housing .

Objects: The Objects Of The Company Shall Be:4.1 To Provide Social Housing, Houses Or Hostels And Any Associated Amenities And Services For Persons In Necessitous Circumstances Upon Terms Appropriate To Their Means;4.2 To Provide For Aged, Disabled Or Chronically Sick Persons In Need Thereof Social Housing, Houses Or Hostels And Any Associated Amenities And Services Specially Designed Or Adapted To Meet The Disabilities And Requirements Of Such Persons;4.3 To Provide Services, Advice Or Assistance Upon Terms Appropriate To Their Means To Aged, Disabled Or Chronically Sick Persons In Need Thereof And Provide Any Associated Amenities Specially Designed Or Adapted To Meet The Disabilities And Requirements Of Such Persons;4.4 To Provide Recreation Or Other Leisure Facilities In The Interest Of Social Welfare With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life For The Residents Of The Local Authority Area In Which The Company Owns Or Manages Housing Stock Primarily On The Lyng Estate And Any Other Area Within The Metropolitan Borough Of Sandwell;4.5 To Relieve Poverty Amongst The Residents Of The Area In Which The Company Owns Or Manages Housing Stock Primarily On The Lyng Estate And Any Other Area Within The Metropolitan Borough Of Sandwell;4.6 The Advancement Of Education, Training Or Retraining, Particularly Among Unemployed People And Providing Unemployed People With Work Experience;4.7 The Promotion For The Public Benefit Of Urban Or Rural Regeneration In Areas Of Social And Economic Deprivation (and In Particular In Areas In Which The Company Owns Or Manages Housing Stock Primarily On The Lyng Estate And Any Other Area Within The Metropolitan Borough Of Sandwell) By All Or Any Of The Following Means: 4.7.1 The Provision Of Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance Or Business Advice Or Consultancy In Order To Provide Training And Employment Opportunities For Unemployed People In Cases Of Financial Or Other Charitable Need Through Help:(a) In Setting Up Their Own Business, Or (b) To Existing Businesses,4.7.2 The Creation Of Training And Employment Opportunities By The Provision Of Workspace, Buildings, And/or Land For Use On Favourable Terms;4.7.3 The Maintenance, Improvement Or Provision Of Public Amenities;4.7.4 The Preservation Of Buildings Or Sites Of Historic Or Architectural Importance; 4.7.5 The Protection Or Conservation Of The Environment;4.7.6 The Provision Of Public Health Facilities And Childcare;4.7.7 The Promotion Of Public Safety And Prevention Of Crime;4.7.8 Such Other Means As May From Time To Time Be Determined Subject To The Prior Written Consent Of The Charity Commission For England And Wales.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Sandwell

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,462,860 £942,094 £4,871,967 5
March 31, 2024 £1,347,155 £918,537 £4,351,202 5
March 31, 2023 £1,215,734 £839,021 £3,922,584 5
March 31, 2022 £1,132,189 £800,244 £3,545,871 5
March 31, 2021 £1,121,504 £761,269 £3,213,926 5

Trustees

Name Appointed
Mrs Wendy Bodenham (Chair)
Abdul Sikdar Sept. 30, 2024
Dr SELINA TOUR Oct. 11, 2022
Hannah Patrick
John Edwards
Josh Fenton Sept. 30, 2024
Norman Hickson July 17, 2013
Naresh Bhatoe Oct. 11, 2022