Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    LEGACY OF WAR FOUNDATION 

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    Positives:

    • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

    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
    31/12/22£845£579£266£36£312£661.440
    31/12/21£299£274£25n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/12/20*£92£90£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/12/19£441£443£-1n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/12/18£93£73£20£0£0£0n/a04
    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 0%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
    Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 518.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 7 years

    https://www.legacyofwarfoundation.com

    info@lowf.org

    01424257688

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Rwanda, Syria, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 4 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2017, number: 1174792
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 17 days late,
    Main office

    Adelaide House
    23 Grand Parade
    ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
    TN37 6DN

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF WAR/ARMED CONFLICT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN THE FORM OF PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO PARTNER NGO’S AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INDEPENDENT PROJECTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF CIVILIANS AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY CONCERNING THE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF ARMED CONFLICT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF ARMED CONFLICT THROUGH HIGHLIGHTING INDIVIDUAL STORIES FROM CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT AREAS, ORGANISING EXHIBITIONS, TALKS AND SCHOOL VISITS ON ISSUES RELATED TOARMED CONFLICTS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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