Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

LIFELONG FAMILY LINKS

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE THE WEFLFARE OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SENSORY DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE FOR FAMILIES WITH SUCH CHILDREN.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,040,227 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£755£463£291£0£1,474£1,04026.9262
31/03/23£532£391£141£0£1,182£1,03031.6282
31/03/22£452£402£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£387£387£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£934£496£438£0£991£99124288
31/03/18£486£314£173n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£237£278£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£210£262£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£225£237£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£209£298£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£281£290£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£447£331£116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£518£387£131£28£278£2788.660
31/03/10£455£413£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£308£282£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£281£265£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£263£241£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06?*£251£255£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 26.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 37 months
Quick Ratio: 178.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

admin1@lifelongfamilylinks.org.uk

02086718939

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lambeth, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Walcot Foundation£53,000
Youth Music£29,987
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
DCMS£9,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - Hear Us! Engaging and inspiring disabled young people with music.
£29,987 19/04/2024
Hear Us! Engaging and inspiring disabled young people with music.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Fun&Friends - a youth club for SEND young people
£10,000 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver youth club activities for young neurodiverse people aged 14-25. The project aims to create an intervention to address anti-social behaviour.
Walcot Foundation - Cost of Living Top-Up Grant
£3,000 18/11/2022
Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.
Walcot Foundation - On the right track
£50,000 16/11/2021
Established in 1982, Lifelong Family Links (LLFL) provides services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This project is a continuation of work funded by Walcot over the last 4 years, with 20 Lambeth ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Being active - improving the health of young disabled men
£10,000 05/11/2021
The funding will be used to support young men with SEND to become physically fitter and healthier and improve their mental health. Activities include healthy eating and cooking workshops and therapeutic counselling and mentoring for men with SEND ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,700 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Acting on Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing
£107,020 01/08/2019
36
The project will use the funding to support young people aged 15-25 with learning disabilities and autism per year to develop life skills and increase personal resilience and support them to live independently. The project will be delivered through ....more
Sport England - Sporting opportunities for disabled young people
£10,000 12/06/2019
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sporting opportunities for disabled young people. This project is a Trampolining project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
£2,805 01/04/2019
Provide support for contact centres
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Lifelong Family Links
£45,000 01/04/2019
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Workshops for SEND young people
£9,947 29/11/2018
12
The project will create and deliver a series of music workshop activities for young people with additional needs. The aim is to to improve communication skills and build confidence.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Lifelong Family Links
£45,000 01/04/2018
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
Ministry of Justice - Supported contact centres
£4,642 01/04/2018
Provide support for contact centres
Walcot Foundation - Life Skills and Employability project
£68,525 18/07/2017
36
Life Skills and Employability project
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Lifelong Family Links
£45,000 01/04/2017
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Lifelong Family Links
£45,000 01/04/2016
Community Support Services grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
Walcot Foundation - Life skills and employability project for young people with special needs
£22,361 21/07/2015
12
Life skills and employability project for young people with special needs
Sport England - Sporting Project for Disabled Young People
£118,254 01/02/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sporting Project for Disabled Young People'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-65
  • ALICE OWUSU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Counsellor
  • DINA ZAINU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Learning Assistant
  • JUNE DOUGLAS Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Adviser
  • RYAN HYACINTHE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Youth Worker
  • SANDRA YAMOAH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Nurse
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1999, number: 1073963
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1998, number: 03596496
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
19 returns made; AR06: 249 days late, AR04: 200 days late,
Main office

1 Barstow Crescent
London
SW2 3NS

Objectives

(1). TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SENSORY DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONDON OF LAMBETH (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'LAMBETH') THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE FOR SUCH CHILDREN(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ALL PEOPLE TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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