Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

THE LEADERSHIP CENTRE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 

advancement of education for the public benefit, by promoting, improving and developing leadership amongst public servants.promote for the public benefit the efficient public admin of govt & public services by the provision of education & training in the organisation & practice of the administration of govt and the devt of leadership skills, in particular local authority employees & councillors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £139,946 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£1,776£2,070£-294£0£-140£-140-0.870
31/03/22£1,454£1,427£27£0£182£1821.550
31/03/21£1,425£1,449£-23£0£155£1551.330
31/03/20£1,244£1,400£-156£0£178£1781.540
31/03/19£1,184£1,601£-417£0£334£3342.560
31/03/18£1,016£1,621£-606£0£752£3772.830
31/03/17£1,292£1,723£-431£0£1,357£7084.960
31/03/16£1,149£1,742£-593£0£1,789£7174.960
31/03/15£1,579£1,862£-283£20£742£7424.810
31/03/14£1,148£1,103£45£2£1,025£1,02511.130
31/03/13£50£238£-187£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£264£284£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£2,371£2,781£-410£4£1,451£1,4516.3110
31/03/10£4,847£3,914£934£22£1,861£1,8615.790
31/03/09£3,990£3,642£348£19£828£8282.710

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 122%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years
(18 years as a company)

www.leadershipcentre.org.uk

john.jarvis@leadershipcentre.org.uk

02071877385

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 56-66
  • DAVID LLOYD (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Police And Crime Commissioner
  • HELEN BAILEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2008, number: 1123234
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/05/2005, number: 05467557
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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Leadership Centre
7-14 Great Dover Street
LONDON
SE1 4YR

Objectives

OBJECTS3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY) BY PROMOTING, IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AMONGST PUBLIC SERVANTS AND, IN PARTICULAR, LOCAL AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES AND COUNCILLORS.3.2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ORGANISATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS, IN PARTICULAR LOCAL AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES AND COUNCILLORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATIONALLY IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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