Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

LEARNING DISABILITY NETWORK LONDON LIMITED

Providing quality services and creating new opportunities for people with learning disabilities and their families. Our services include registered care, supported housing, community support, leisure activities, short breaks, a drop in, playschemes, a children and family centre, a pre-school nursery, play and youth services and a family support service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
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		£19,112	£19,387	£-276	£203	£9,905	£9,554	5.9	473	54
31/03/22		£19,228	£19,038	£190	£176	£10,750	£10,378	6.5	540	23
31/03/21		£16,614	£16,917	£-302	£206	£10,277	£9,887	7	516	16
31/03/20		£15,532	£15,558	£-26	£195	£9,377	£9,027	7	496	123
31/03/19		£15,452	£15,423	£29	£114	£10,162	£9,757	7.6	504	61
31/03/18		£15,104	£15,086	£18	£97	£9,622	£9,248	7.4	508	0
31/03/17		£14,727	£14,822	£-95	£110	£9,728	£9,346	7.6	471	0
31/03/16		£12,296	£12,768	£-472	£97	£8,957	£8,734	8.2	385	0
31/03/15		£9,212	£9,364	£-153	£175	£9,663	£9,391	12	296	0
31/03/14		£8,523	£8,691	£-168	£92	£9,118	£8,781	12.1	282	0
31/03/13		£8,161	£8,308	£-147	£75	£9,166	£8,914	12.9	264	0
31/03/12		£8,226	£8,214	£12	£93	£8,614	£8,367	12.2	271	0
31/03/11		£9,265	£8,892	£373	£108	£8,620	£8,397	11.3	265	0
31/03/10		£8,827	£8,636	£191	£90	£8,048	£7,836	10.9	257	0
31/03/09		£7,884	£7,773	£111	£83	£6,636	£6,325	9.8	232	0
31/03/08		£7,586	£7,389	£197	£66	£7,949	£649	1.1	225	0
31/03/07		£6,599	£6,642	£-44	£129	£8,101	£276	0.5	198	0
31/03/06	*	£6,755	£5,824	£931	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£4,904	£4,828	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£4,683	£4,522	£161	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 35 years

www.ldnlondon.org.uk

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020 8968 7376

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Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

473 employees
54 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£10,000
City Bridge Trust	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,175

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Learning Disability Network London
£2,175	21/10/2023	We would like to extend our services by opening a community hub and running an activity programme for people with learning disabilities, helping them learn life skills and improve their mental health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	14/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Westminster Society for People with Learning Disabilities
£5,000	17/04/2020	A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Westminster Society For People With Learning Disabilities
£101,666	02/03/2018 36	An independent travel course for young people with learning disabilities. By learning how to plan routes, deal with challenges and behave appropriately, young people will develop life skills, be ....more An independent travel course for young people with learning disabilities. By learning how to plan routes, deal with challenges and behave appropriately, young people will develop life skills, be better able to manage emotions, and become more independent.
National Lottery Community Fund - LDN (London) Living -a learning disability network for London (Drop-in sess
£229,250	30/05/2013 60	The Westminster Society For People With Learning Disabilities supports people with learning disabilities and their parents and carers. It aims to reduce social isolation, increase inclusion, develop ....more The Westminster Society For People With Learning Disabilities supports people with learning disabilities and their parents and carers. It aims to reduce social isolation, increase inclusion, develop life skills and raise health awareness through a drop-in service that will operate Monday to Friday from 10-4pm.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-73

ADAM BHARUCHA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DAVID RICHARD VERNON LUSCOMBE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

EMMA SIOBHAN SWAIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

JAMES GORDON BLAIR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Registered Learning Disability Nurse

LINDY JANE SHUFFLEBOTHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Hr And Business Support

MARTIN KEITH RODWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Real Estate Investment

JEFFREY MARTIN MENDZIL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retail Financial Services Executive

LYNNE PEACOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

MARTIN JOEL HAARMANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Executive

MICHAEL WEBBER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

DR SIMON JARRETT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Writer/Editor, Other trusteeships: CORALI DANCE COMPANY, KIDS CAN ACHIEVE LIMITED,

IAN SPENSER JACKSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Interim Risk And Compliance Executive, Other trusteeship: KIDS CAN ACHIEVE LIMITED,

MARGARET MARY BUTLER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Since 31 December 2019, Other trusteeship: KIDS CAN ACHIEVE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1989, number: 801081
Registered at Companies House on 06/12/1988, number: 02325273

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Investing charity funds 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

20 returns made; AR06: 0 days late,

Main office

LEARNING DISABILITY NETWORK LONDON
16A CROXLEY ROAD
LONDON
W9 3HL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE:-(A) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN OR HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH GREATER LONDON OR ITS ENVIRONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND SERVICES (INCLUDING SERVICES PROVIDED TO LEARNING DISABLED AND NON-LEARNING DISABLED PEOPLE ON AN INCLUSIVE BASIS);(B) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY BY:(I) PROMOTING THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY TO MAKE ACTIVE CHOICES CONCERNING DAY TO DAY LIVING(II) ENCOURAGING THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO RECOGNISE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO ALL SERVICES, AMENITIES AND FACILITIES ON AN INCLUSIVE BASIS(III) HELPING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY CAN BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY?

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER (OR OTHER PARTS OF GREATER LONDON)

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