Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly among the architectural profession) on the subject of architecture and to promote design and research for the public benefit in all aspects of architecture and to publish the useful results and proposals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
30/06/23	£1,258	£1,203	£55	£6	£330	£305	3	10
30/06/22	£1,157	£1,157	£0	£6	£275	£264	2.7	11
30/06/21	£939	£874	£64	£5	£275	£275	3.8	11
30/06/20	£754	£761	£-7	£0	£211	£211	3.3	12
29/06/19?	£983	£875	£107	£0	£217	£217	3	4
31/12/17	£434	£525	£-91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£448	£317	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£197	£127	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.the-lsa.org

info@the-lsa.org

02072062585

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Professional associations

How it operates

Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	05/06/2018	STUDENT SUPPORT APPEAL

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

DELWAR HOSSAIN Appointed: 2020

DAVINA MALLINCKRODT Appointed: 2015

LUCY CLARE LANGDON Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR ROBERT MULL Appointed: 2017

ROLAND THOMAS ASHTON OAKSHETT Appointed: 2015

JOHN CHARLES OLIVER Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: SYDNEY SIMMONS HOMES, LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY CIO, SYDNEY SIMMONS HOMES,

SIMON ALLFORD Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS,

STEFAN BOLLINGER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: Royal Academy Trust, WEST LONDON ZONE,

NICK BLISS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2015, number: 1159927

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FLETCHER PRIEST ARCHITECTS CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/05/2023

Main office

London School of Architecture
4 BEECHWOOD ROAD
LONDON
E8 3DY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONG THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION) ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND TO PROMOTE DESIGN AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS AND PROPOSALS.

Data Sources