Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

LALEHAM LEA SCHOOL

The objects of the charitable company per its memorandum are to advance the Roman Catholic religion by the conduct of a Roman Catholic School or schools and by any ancillary or religious activities for the benefit of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/08/23£1,306£1,333£-27£12£724£7246.5270
31/08/22£1,228£1,086£142£13£751£7518.3240
31/08/21£999£928£72£8£610£6107.9240
31/08/20£904£922£-18£7£538£5387250
?31/08/19£919£809£110£7£556£5568.2280
31/08/18£876£829£47£6£446£4466.5280
31/08/17£807£731£75£4£399£3996.5240
31/08/16£791£690£100£5£323£3235.6270
31/08/15£648£608£40£21£223£1733.4250
31/08/14£521£529£-8£4£183£1834.1170
31/08/13£484£425£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£384£333£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£269£266£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£311£285£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09?*£110£58£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.lalehamlea.co.uk

sbm@lalehamlea.co.uk

02086603351

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-71
  • DR MARY ELIZABETH HOWARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • EAMONN O'DOMHNAILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant
  • FATHER PETER MARIO LUCIANO SEBASTIAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Priest
  • MARY ELIZABETH RYAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • NICHOLAS DOIMI DE FRANKOPAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance
  • YVONNE TIKI EPALE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2007, number: 1118598
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2007, number: 06067557
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
  • 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
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR09: 9 days late, AR08: 120 days late,
Main office

Laleham Lea School
Peaks Hill
PURLEY
CR8 3JJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY THE CONDUCT OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AND BY ANY ANCILLARY RELIGIOUS OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SURREY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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