Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -5

LONDON ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICE

The objects for which the company is established are: To provide training, advice and practical assistance to voluntary and community organisations and their beneficiaries on the correct and appropriate management of their finances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£63	£67	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/22		£58	£65	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£69	£63	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£62	£64	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£67	£71	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/18		£72	£86	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£89	£93	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£105	£100	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£126	£111	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£107	£102	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£92	£109	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£96	£107	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£111	£149	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£120	£145	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£129	£155	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£194	£182	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£147	£117	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years
(23 years as a company)

www.localaccountancyproject.org.uk

lapadmin@btconnect.com

02077085999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Local Accountancy Project
£101,000	15/05/2014 36	£101,000 over three years (£35,400; £32,800; £32,800) for the salary costs of a Business Support Manager and related project running costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 70-77

DR BAMIDELE HENRY AKINYELE Appointed: 2011

ABRAHAM TECLE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Finance Officer

ALFRED SYL-TURAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Financial Accounting & It Professional

WILLIAM ANANG Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Accountant

HELENA KOWALSKA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Ceo Ed-Buscom, Other trusteeship: LAMBETH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2006, number: 1114755
Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2000, number: 04018585

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
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

17 returns made; AR14: 57 days late, AR07: 58 days late,

Main office

SOJOURNER TRUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
161 SUMNER ROAD
LONDON
SE15 6JL

Objectives

(3) THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS GREATER LONDON , AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK, LEWISHAM AND LAMBETH.(4) THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES BY THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICE AND THE TRAINING OF THEIR EMPLOYEES IN RELEVANT FINANCE SKILLS BY (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):(4.1) HELPING INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATIONS (WHETHER INCORPORATED OR UNINCORPORATED) THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON HAVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY OR CRISIS;(4.2) ADVISING AND HELPING SUCH INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATIONS TO SET UP APPROPRIATE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND KEEP THEM UP TO DATE;(4.3) PROMOTING METHODS OF BOOK-KEEPING;(4.4) ADVISING ON INFORMATION FLOWS BETWEEN THE RELEVANT MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATION AND GIVING ADVICE ON STRUCTURES TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY;(4.5) GIVING ADVICE ON BUDGETS, FUNDING, LOCAL AUTHORITY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER GRANTS, SALARIES AND NATIONAL INSURANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY SCALES AND CASH FLOWS;(4.6) ENABLING INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATIONS TO HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCE IN SO FAR AS THIS AFFECTS THE ORGANISATIONS' DECISION-MAKING;(4.7) UNDERTAKING INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION AND AUDIT WORK;(4.8) WHERE APPROPRIATE PROVIDING TRAINING AND SERVICES TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE;(4.9) ANY OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECT SET OUT ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON, AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK, LEWISHAM AND LAMBETH.

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