Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

LACES EDUCATIONAL 

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD & RELATED PROJECTS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£63£115£-53n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£56£37£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£50£46£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£82£36£46n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19?£0£32£-32n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/17£0£51£-51£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£0£45£-45£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£1£34£-32£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£15£45£-30£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£217£14£203£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£0£13£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£20£3£17£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10*£20£10£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09*£51£32£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

Howard.Dellar@lbmw.com

02072225381

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2009, number: 1127961
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2008, number: 06752476
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
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
14 returns made; AR10: 35 days late, AR09: 406 days late,
Main office

Lee Bolton Monier Williams
1 The Sanctuary
LONDON
SW1P 3JT

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TOTHE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THROUGH(I) PROMOTING OR PROVIDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC STUDY RESEARCH ANDINSTRUCTION IN ETHICS AND OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES AS A PART OF ORAS RELATED TO MEDICINE AND ANY SUBJECT ANCILLARY THERETO;(II) PROMOTING PROJECTS OR DEVELOPING OR ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES TO IMPROVE LITERACY RATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(III) PROVIDING GRANTS TO STUDENTS STUDYING COURSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLEIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS INCLUDING THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OFGOOD HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.(C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVENEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE.(D) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALESBOTH WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ANDELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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