Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

LEARNING FOR LIFE WILTSHIRE

To provide life skills , work skills and personal development for disabled people and carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£106£85£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£24£28£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£36£62£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£126£87£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£32£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£37£43£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£44£36£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£36£41£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£60£46£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£54£47£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£46£42£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£24£34£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£52£53£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£66£86£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£93£103£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£103£87£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£61£60£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.l4lswindon.co.uk

nalni@l4lswindon.co.uk

07816873044

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • 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
DCMS£30,000
Postcode Local Trust£24,998
National Lottery Community Fund£19,972
Wiltshire Community Foundation£17,962
Lloyds Bank Foundation£9,360
Co-Operative Group£1,649
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£24,998 03/04/2023
Funding provided dedicated practical support, counselling and advocacy for adults with enduring, multiple and complex mental health needs.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£8,000 22/03/2023
11
Learning for Life provides training and personal development for adults with varying disabilities and carers including mental, emotional, learning and physical impairments. Funding will help them expand to an additional room where they can provide ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Relapse Prevention and Community Re-engagement for Adults with Complex Needs
£9,975 23/09/2022
The organisation will continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with multiple and complex needs. The project aims to enhance life skills and improve their physical and mental wellbeing though a range of social ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Learning for Life
£1,649 23/10/2021
We create community cohesion. Adults with disabilities are able to effectively volunteer and integrate within the community. And newly acquired skills and knowledge can be passed on.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reintegration and Relapse Prevention for Adults with Multiple and Complex Needs
£9,997 23/07/2021
The organisation will use the funding to continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with Multiple and Complex disabilities to address social isolation and mental health issues exacerbated by COVID-19.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£4,962 22/09/2020
To support online courses for people with learning disabilities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000 22/09/2020
"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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£9,360 23/07/2020
Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£5,000 15/04/2020
To support vulnerable people with learning difficulties, many struggling on low incomes, with online therapy, connection and courses, and practical necessities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£75,000 22/03/2018
36
To fund life skills, work skills, personal development and therapeutic courses for unemployed adults with a disability to support them into volunteering and work
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£5,000 13/07/2016
10
Learning for Life works with people with disabilities and carers in Swindon and Wiltshire providing education, training and personal development opportunities, promoting choice, self determination, equality and personal growth. Funding was to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID REEVES Appointed: 2011
  • HARRY JAMES CANNON CANNON Appointed: 2017
  • MATT PARFITT Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2005, number: 1112304
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
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR14: 33 days late, AR13: 320 days late, AR12: 674 days late, AR11: 841 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 140 days late, AR08: 235 days late, AR07: 636 days late,
Main office

THE SHAFTESBURY CENTRE
PERCY STREET
SWINDON
SN2 2AZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN BASIC LIFE AND WORK SKILLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WILTSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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