Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE CAMBRIDGE FRIENDSHIP TRUST

The Cambridge Friendship Trust works to relieve the needs of those with learning disabilities by supporting a community in Cambridge inspired by the ethos of the International Federation of L'Arche Communities offering friendship and hospitality to people with learning disabilities and fostering and supporting academic research and disseminating all useful results.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£37,647	£35,833	£1,814	26
31/08/21		£8,133	£8,859	£-726	32
31/08/20	*	£5,832	£3,865	£1,967	32

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.lynshouse.org

lynshouse.cam@gmail.com

01223741039

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
26 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNA JULIET MARGARET CAFFELL Appointed: 2023

BARBARA BENNETT Appointed: 2021

JUDITH ANN GARDOM Appointed: 2020

REV ANNA HOLT JONES Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN ANDREW YOUNG Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BENEDICTS, CAMBRIDGE,

PROFESSOR DAVID FRANK FORD (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND CHURCH IN WALES) FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, ROSE CASTLE FOUNDATION,

REV DEBORAH PERRIN FORD Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHERRY HINTON, ST ANDREW,

WILLIAM MACKENZIE MCVEY Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE CROMWELL MUSEUM TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2020, number: 1187876

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR20: 230 days late,

Main office

Lyn's House
The Lodge
12-14 Grange Road
Cambridge
CB3 9DU

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES BY SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY INSPIRED BY THE TEACHINGS OF JEAN VANIER AND THE ETHOS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF L’ARCHE COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING FRIENDSHIP AND HOSPITALITY TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND FOSTERING AND SUPPORTING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING ALL USEFUL RESULTS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

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