Registered charity · West Bromwich
Lyng Community Association
Lyng Community Association is a registered charity (number 1089147) based in West Bromwich, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by MRS Wendy Bodenham. Latest income £1.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.5m (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Sandwell
- Website
- www.lyng.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Lyng Community Association
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.5m£942k
- 2024£1.3m£919k
- 2023£1.2m£839k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.1m£800k
- 2021£1.1m£761k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £112,925 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £112,925
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- MRS Wendy Bodenham Chair
- Abdul Sikdar since 2024
- Dr Selina Tour since 2022
- Hannah Patrick
- John Edwards
- Josh Fenton since 2024
- Norman Hickson since 2013
- Naresh Bhatoe since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Norman Hickson since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- MRS Wendy Bodenham Chair
- Abdul Sikdar since 2024
- Dr Selina Tour since 2022
- Hannah Patrick
- John Edwards
- Josh Fenton since 2024
- Naresh Bhatoe since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Norman Hickson since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
62.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 50.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1089147
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/04/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/02/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/05/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 03977954 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01215255969 · lyngcomm@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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