Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE KATHERINE LOW SETTLEMENT LIMITED 

Katherine Low Settlement is a multi-purpose charity that has been serving the communities of Battersea and Wandsworth since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities so that we can enable people to challenge and find ways of poverty and isolation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,410,484 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 24 years

www.klsettlement.org.uk

tracy@klsettlement.org.uk

02072232845

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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*£1,101£1,032£69£0£3,745£3,41039.735155
31/03/22£818£897£-80£0£3,676£3,33644.632200
31/03/21£1,064£802£262£0£3,756£3,36250.332200
31/03/20*£707£724£-17£0£3,494£3,18452.734200
31/03/19£622£642£-20£0£3,511£3,19759.729200
31/03/18£669£590£79£0£2,281£1,98540.4280
31/03/17£617£509£108£0£451£2686.3250
31/03/16£472£460£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£464£409£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£442£405£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£433£375£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£324£339£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£148£159£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£379£393£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£156£163£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£347£364£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£470£447£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£470£447£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£459£415£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£917£889£28£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 39.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 35 employees
  • 155 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
Henry Smith Charity£177,500
BBC Children in Need£102,629
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£75,000
National Lottery Community Fund£65,948
The Childhood Trust£43,872
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£28,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Katherine Low Settlement Limited
£28,000 18/10/2023
Purchase of new database ( migration and implementation) for a charity which works with elderly people, refugee families and adult ESOL students in Wandsworth
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£2,513 22/10/2022
We aim to support local refugee children in Battersea to catch up with their education after the pandemic, whilst addressing any mental health and wellbeing issues that have arisen during lockdown.
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Katherine Low Settlement
£2,600 01/09/2022
£2,600 (6.5 days) to provide an eco-audit.
The Childhood Trust - C-59282
£5,000 28/06/2022
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx.200 refugee children living in poverty in south London. This year's Summer Club will focus on their continued recovery from the effects of ....more
The Childhood Trust - KLS' Love to Learn leadership fundraising appeal
£18,750 12/06/2022
KLS' Love to Learn team provides educational services and support for refugee young refugees, living in poverty, in Wandsworth. The team needs experienced managers responsible for strategic ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement Ltd
£177,500 10/02/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Family Education Support Project', providing a range of educational services and support for young refugees and their families in the London Borough ....more
London Catalyst - Katherine Low Settlement - 1
£3,500 16/11/2021
Elders' Exercise Programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 12/11/2021
KLS’ Love to Learn Education Programme – Learning Mentor project
The Childhood Trust - KLS' Love to Learn Summer Holiday programme
£5,000 22/06/2021
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London. This year's Summer Club will focus on supporting young people recover from lockdown, ....more
The Wimbledon Foundation - Love to learn summer programme
£2,500 10/06/2021
A summer programme for young people from refugee backgrounds
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£99,930 17/12/2020
The project will deliver mentoring and learning support to young refugees and their families. The activities will increase soft skills, increase emotional wellbeing and increase confidence.
The Childhood Trust - KLS' Love to Learn leadership fundraising campaign
£7,122 08/12/2020
KLS' Love to Learn team provides educational services and support for refugee young refugees, living in poverty, in Wandsworth. The team needs an experienced manager responsible for strategic ....more
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£75,000 22/09/2020
36
Core Funding
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£4,994 20/08/2020
Our summer project will focus on young people’s resilience and wellbeing using a mixture of reflective activities, creative projects and sports. Working face-to-face during the holidays and ....more
The Childhood Trust - Love to Learn Summer Holiday Programme
£3,000 03/07/2020
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London. This year Summer Club will be online and in person, depending on the coronavirus ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£2,699 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund laptops and equipment for young refugees and asylum-seekers who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help to improve confidence and engagement with literacy and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Elders Programme
£65,948 02/06/2020
6
The funding will be used to run online activities and a befriending service for older people in Battersea to reduce social isolation and loneliness.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,653 27/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
The Wimbledon Foundation - Battersea Corona Virus Angels
£2,500 04/05/2020
Providing support and food parcels across Battersea.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - COVID19 Rapid Response Fund Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£5,000 31/03/2020
12
For the co-ordination of the Coronavirus Battersea Angels.
The Childhood Trust - KLS' Love to Learn leadership fundraising campaign
£2,500 10/12/2019
KLS' Love to Learn team provides a range of educational services and support for refugee young refugees, living in poverty, in Wandsworth. The team needs an experienced manager responsible for ....more
The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2019
£2,500 17/06/2019
Homework and activities club and holiday activities for refugee children living in poverty in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Katherine Low Settlement's ESOL (English) programme 2019-2023
£432,813 18/04/2019
48
The project will provide free ESOL courses for migrant and refugee communities in Wandsworth, so they can improve their English across the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£2,500 04/12/2018
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London.
The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2018
£2,500 15/06/2018
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement Ltd
£173,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Family Education Support Project' providing a range of educational services and support to young refugees and their families in the London Borough of ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£50,000 03/05/2018
24
Katherine Low Settlement's Elder's Programme
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£119,982 02/03/2018
36
Homework & activity clubs for refugee children to help them catch up at school. Young people will benefit through improved attainment at school, increased self-confidence and improved life skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£60,000 06/12/2017
Love to Learn Learning Mentor Project
The Childhood Trust - Love to Learn's Homework & Activites Club
£2,500 05/12/2017
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£3,542 29/11/2017
We want to develop our pensioners ""Gold & Silver Players"" drama project in Wandsworth.
The Childhood Trust - Love to Learn's Homework & Activites Club
£2,500 19/05/2017
A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement Ltd
£70,000 20/10/2015
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the director's salary and associated costs at a community settlement in Battersea, South London
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Katherine Low Settlement
£99,000 28/01/2015
36
£99,000 over three years (3 x £33,000) for the costs of delivering 360 hours per year of ESOL classes to Entry-level and Level-1 standard.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Developmental programme for frail older people in Battersea
£97,361 11/12/2014
A programme for 55 older people who are frial and isolated and developing memory loss. This includes both mental activities (such as reminiscence) and health activities
National Lottery Community Fund - LOVE TO LEARN: supporting learning in new communities
£261,618 14/11/2014
35
Not Available
AB Charitable Trust - Improving education rights for refugee children
£5,000 21/10/2014
£5,000 towards core costs of lobbying and case work
National Lottery Community Fund - LOVE TO LEARN Supporting learning in new communities
£249,996 07/11/2011
36
This project will improve learning opportunities for children through the provision of holistic educational support, including advice and advocacy, workshops, volunteer learning mentors, a homework ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-54
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/06/2000, number: 1081248
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/1999, number: 03814833
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR20: 10 days late,
Main office

Katherine Low Settlement
108 Battersea High Street
Battersea
LONDON
SW11 3HP

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF THE INHABITANTS OF BATTERSEA AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY HAVING SPECIAL REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BATTERSEA AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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