Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

LAMBOURNE END LTD

A Centre for outdoor learning running personal development programmes aimed at developing confidence, raising self-esteem, building team work, learning new skills and inspiring people to fulfil their potential. Challenging them to look at, the way in which they view themselves, the world in which they live and the people with whom they share it, in a safe, welcoming stimulating environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£1,370£1,005£365£37£1,281£1,22414.63080
31/03/22£1,098£894£204£24£915£84311.33180
31/03/21£890£675£216£16£711£66911.92280
31/03/20£814£808£5£33£496£4807.12680
31/03/19£760£790£-30£36£490£4667.12480
31/03/18£786£788£-2£33£520£4867.4230
31/03/17£813£810£2£34£522£5117.6230
31/03/16£738£742£-5£33£520£5088.2270
31/03/15£708£705£3£37£525£4427.5200
31/03/14£762£704£58£37£522£5018.5180
31/03/13£624£585£40£35£464£4429.1160
31/03/12£637£585£52£35£425£3978.1140
31/03/11£616£466£151£37£372£2817.2130
31/03/10£499£403£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£412£402£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£419£353£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£365£330£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£315£295£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£166£166£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 14.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years

www.lambourne-end.org.uk

info@lambourne-end.org.uk

020 8500 3047

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS£149,059
The Clothworkers Foundation£22,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Sport England£13,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning
£1,000 27/03/2024
Thrive Programme Bursary to support the development of the organisation
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lambourne End
£2,000 30/11/2022
Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': refurbishment of a swimming pool for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning
£5,000 28/04/2022
towards an outdoor project working intergenerationally to support individuals with poor mental health, exacerbated by the Covid pandemic, in West Essex
Sport England - Storm 22 - Rebuild Archery Shelter
£13,200 21/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 - Rebuild Archery Shelter. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22 - Rebuild Archery Shelter
£13,200 21/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22 - Rebuild Archery Shelter. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lambourne End
£20,000 25/05/2021
refurbishment of a swimming pool for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning
£3,000 22/01/2021
towards the running costs of an outdoor learning facility supporting vulnerable young people in West Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 25/09/2020
Reconnecting People
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£135,859 28/08/2020
"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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/05/2019
Learning Programmes at Lambourne End Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out; Involving the Community
£9,800 25/04/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to create a new community welcome hub and café at the outdoor learning centre. The centre, based within the M25 area, primarily focuses on young people attending during school time. The project will open the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Opening Up the Outdoors
£9,985 07/03/2018
12
This project will provide opportunities for young people from urban areas, including refugees, people with disabilities and those not in education, training or employment, to get involved in expeditions to the countryside. This will teach the young ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Food for Thought
£10,000 22/02/2018
12
To support a Food for Thought programme to aid the health and well-being of vulnerable and disadvantaged young people
Essex Community Foundation - Development of outdoor learning programmes to inspire young people
£8,960 05/05/2017
11
To support the salary of an Alternative Provision Worker; to evaluate and create courses for disadvantaged young people
Essex Community Foundation - Food for Thought
£4,942 30/09/2016
12
Towards a Food for Thought programme to aid the heath and well-being of participants
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-77
  • AMANDA IRENE RIDGWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Unemployed
  • ANDREW CHARLES GREEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • BRIAN CHRISTOPHER SAINSBURY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Headmaster
  • CAROLINE ROUSE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Occupation Consultant
  • CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JAMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sales And Marketing Director
  • LAURA ANDREA SANCHEZ BEHAR Appointed: 2024
  • MARIANNE LAYBURN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Dental Clinical Director
  • MICHAEL JAMES CLEARY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • PAUL MATHIAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • RACHEL JANE GRIMWOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant
  • TIMOTHY ANDREW RICHARDSON (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Mgt Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2004, number: 1105063
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/2004, number: 05067695
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

LAMBOURNE END CENTRE
MANOR ROAD
LAMBOURNE END
ROMFORD
RM4 1NB

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELFARE AND TO BUILD THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.B) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES.C) TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF, RELIEF FROM POVERTYD) TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.E) TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF, UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER FAITHS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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