Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

LATIN AMERICA BUREAU (RESEARCH AND ACTION) LIMITED

Research and analysis about social, economic, political issues in Latin America and the Caribbean to be published on our website, e-mail newsletter, via social media. Book and report publishing and distribution. Working with partner non-governmental organizations in the region and assisting them to publicize their work and concerns.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£29	£39	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£52	£48	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/21		£48	£35	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/03/20		£15	£23	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£32	£31	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	*	£32	£31	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£11	£10	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£25	£21	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£29	£26	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£22	£29	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£8	£33	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£45	£36	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£38	£24	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years
(44 years as a company)

www.lab.org.uk

Mike.Gatehouse@lab.org.uk

01874 730164

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Women Resisting Gendered and Intersectional Violence
£9,870	15/10/2021	The funding will be used to help with the promotion and distribution of educational resources as well as an online policy workshop. The project aims to reach policy makers politicians and facilitate ....more The funding will be used to help with the promotion and distribution of educational resources as well as an online policy workshop. The project aims to reach policy makers politicians and facilitate intercultural conversation between activists social movements and policymakers. Around the subject of gender-based violence in Latin communities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-79

JAMILLE PINHEIRO DIAS Appointed: 2023

EMILY GREGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

HAZEL PLUNKETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant

LINDA ELIZABETH ETCHART Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer

SHAFIK MEGHJI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Writer & Journalist

DAVID LEHMANN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Researcher And Author

GEORGE GELBER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

LOUISE REBECCA MORRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Journalist

MARCELA LOPEZ LEVY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Computer Consultant

CATHY MCILWAINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lecturer, Other trusteeship: LATIN ELEPHANT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2006, number: 1113039
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1980, number: 01488712

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 155 days late, AR12: 217 days late, AR11: 93 days late, AR10: 458 days late, AR09: 348 days late,

Main office

ACORN COTTAGE
BLAEN-Y-MYARTH
LLANGYNIDR
CRICKHOWELL
NP8 1NQ

Objectives

3 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY COMMISSIONING, PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING BOOKS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC MAINLY FOR AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE READERSHIP; AND TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH; AND(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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