Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

LIGHT PROJECT PRO INTERNATIONAL

LPPI runs educational projects for people of all ages from diverse communities, to achieve their full potential. Also providing the community with advice, translation and interpreting services, on welfare benefits, housing and other assistance. We undertake physical and mental wellbeing activities. We focus particularly on people at risk of being socially marginalised and promote social inclusion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£113£141£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£151£144£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£105£73£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£70£74£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£62£61£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£48£46£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£92£87£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£43£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£52£42£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£36£35£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£65£49£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Cripplegate Foundation£34,667
National Lottery Community Fund£7,850
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Co-Operative Group£2,383
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Light Project Pro International
£2,667 25/01/2023
Islington Food Fund grants
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Light Project Pro International
£2,000 04/01/2023
Cost of living increase
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Light Project Pro International
£2,383 22/10/2022
It is our hope to be able to arrange educational trips and activities for the children attending our homework club.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Light Project Pro International
£20,000 29/06/2022
Core Funding
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 11/02/2021
towards adapting services for the local community in response to COVID-19 over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Strong Families - Stronger Community
£7,850 19/01/2021
12
The funding will be used to run a community based online parenting course. The project aims to encourage positive relationships improve parenting skills self-esteem and confidence.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Light Project Pro International
£5,000 30/06/2020
Global Skills Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Light Project Pro International
£5,000 20/04/2020
Covid-19 Crisis Response
National Lottery Community Fund - Strong Families - Stronger Community
£9,945 27/02/2019
12
The project will run a parenting course with the aim of improving skills and family relationships.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Light Project Pro International
£10,000 15/12/2016
Central heating system for charity which aims to improve educational opportunities and promote social inclusion in Islington and the surrounding boroughs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-75
  • CYRILLE LESILE DAMPARE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Engineer
  • HELEN PATERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer
  • JEREMY BERNARD CORBYN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None
  • KELWYN JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Physiotherapist
  • MISS MICHELINE NGONGO (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Charity Chairperson
  • MOLISHO YOMBO-DJEMA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None
  • ULRIKE SCHMIDT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2012, number: 1146590
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/07/2011, number: 07700933
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR22: 42 days late,
Main office

LIGHT PROJECT PRO INTERNATIONAL
The Exchange
Watkinson Road
LONDON
N7 8DE

Objectives

4.1 TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE ACTIVITY IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PRESERVING AND PROTECTED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, RELIEF OF NEED.4.2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AMONG REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSLATION AND INTREPERTATING SERVICES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IN MATTERS SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.4.3 TO PROVIDE RECREATION FACILITIES, SPORT, LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CULTURE OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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