Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

LONDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

The provision of tertiary education and training (both undergraduate and postgraduate);Making grants to individuals to facilitate their education / training;Providing care / counselling services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,562,494 available, equivalent to 27 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£3,049	£3,760	£-712	£60	£10,583	£8,562	27.3	77	0
31/08/22	*	£3,210	£3,700	£-490	£58	£11,826	£9,671	31.4	74	1
31/08/21		£3,602	£3,757	£-155	£60	£13,401	£11,105	35.5	71	1
31/08/20	*	£3,628	£3,594	£33	£55	£11,020	£9,088	30.3	66	1
31/08/19		£3,359	£3,724	£-365	£58	£11,124	£8,999	29	64	1
31/08/18		£3,419	£3,692	£-273	£58	£11,916	£9,766	31.7	69	0
31/08/17		£3,071	£3,033	£38	£62	£11,477	£9,295	36.8	64	0
31/08/16	*	£11,754	£3,352	£8,403	£53	£10,689	£8,789	31.5	61	0
31/08/15		£4,222	£3,273	£949	£279	£2,860	£1,141	4.2	57	0
31/08/14		£3,172	£3,439	£-266	£243	£1,676	£-39	-0.1	60	0
31/08/13		£3,308	£3,259	£49	£277	£2,078	£451	1.7	58	0
31/08/12		£2,718	£2,842	£-124	£225	£1,901	£378	1.6	46	0
31/08/11	*	£2,566	£2,867	£-301	£193	£2,511	£1,050	4.4	46	0
31/08/10	*	£2,494	£2,907	£-414	£263	£1,731	£659	2.7	55	0
31/08/09		£2,578	£3,179	£-601	£270	£1,798	£780	2.9	60	0
31/08/08		£2,653	£2,985	£-332	£241	£3,125	£1,888	7.6	58	0
31/08/07		£3,116	£2,908	£207	£284	£3,670	£2,064	8.5	55	0
31/08/06		£2,696	£2,987	£-291	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£2,528	£2,516	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£2,810	£2,604	£206	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 27.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 61 years
(81 years as a company)

www.lst.ac.uk

enquiries@lst.ac.uk

01923456000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards achieving Degree Awarding Powers
£50,000	01/07/2024 12	Christian Education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-79

ALTON PATRICK BELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Consultant

LYDIA ROSE LEE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Children And Families Minister

MALCOLM PECKHAM JP (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MARGARET MARIAN DOYLE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: School Tutor

PAUL SMITH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant Electrical Engineer

PROFESSOR PETER STANLEY OAKES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Professor

REVD DR JENNIFER RUTH WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vicar

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/01/1964, number: 312778
Registered at Companies House on 25/06/1943, number: 00381332

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: MARY FISHER MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: MONTAGUE GOODMAN BURSARY FUND
Linked charity: RUSSELL HOWDEN MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: CUNDY MORRIS (MANCHESTER) MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Linked charity: STUDENTS GRANT FUND
Linked charity: OPENSHAW BURSARY FUND
Linked charity: HENMAN MEMORIAL BURSARY FUND
Linked charity: ETHEL KEVAN MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: JOMAC HENNELL BURSARY FUND
31/05/2024 - Asset transfer in from ADORAMUS
17/09/2024 - Asset transfer in from AUCTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN MISSION

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR16: 3 days late, AR11: 60 days late, AR10: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ADORAMUS on 31/05/2024
Asset transfer in from AUCTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN MISSION on 17/09/2024

Main office

GREEN LANE
NORTHWOOD
HA6 2UW

Objectives

THE COMPANY’S OBJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:-(A) THE CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL AND ESTABLISHMENT AND CONDUCT OF COLLEGES (IN ALL CASES) FOR THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF THE BIBLE, CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND RELATED SUBJECTS;(B) THE TRAINING OF MINISTERS OF RELIGION, CHRISTIAN TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN WORKERS;(C) THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS AND ITS FORMER STUDENTS,WITH ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED ON IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL BASIS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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