Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE

Bilingual nursery (English /Spanish)Free Legal and Social Welfare AdviceSpecialist Immigration Advice (has included EUSS Applications).Adult Learning Centre with Skills for life and work, digital inclusion and English courses.Spanish Saturday school for children,Community and Cultural EventsCommunity Centre
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£447£481£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£391£432£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£445£397£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£420£398£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£350£317£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£325£281£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£485£258£227n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£229£235£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£237£234£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£239£231£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£274£256£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£244£243£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£275£286£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£262£262£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.casalatina.org.uk

info@casalatina.org.uk

02073728653

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£251,082
John Lyon's Charity£100,000
Trust for London£82,454
Home Office£70,387
City Bridge Trust£55,424
Access to Justice Foundation£20,800
Greater London Authority£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Latin American House
£2,400 01/12/2023
£2,400 (6 days) to provide an eco audit.
Trust for London - Latin American House
£72,454 21/09/2023
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The funding is for the costs of an immigration solicitor's firm providing specialist immigration advice, including intepreters and some core costs.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Latin American House
£4,000 31/01/2023
Full STEAM Ahead! Club de Lego
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Latin American House
£6,000 05/12/2022
Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Latin American House
£90,000 18/11/2021
Children and Young People Programme
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Latin American House
£3,040 17/11/2021
£3,040 for the cost of an independent access audit at Latin American House.
National Lottery Community Fund - SUPPORTING THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO RECOVER POST-COVID
£251,082 27/10/2021
The project is using funding to build their capacity by recruiting a Digital Manger to promote the work of Latin American House more broadly across the UK and to find ways to connect more Spanish speaking people digitally. They will also support ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding
£33,539 01/04/2021
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£20,800 13/10/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Latin American House
£49,984 02/09/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application of developing a new website to support vulnerable Latin Americans, Spanish and Portuguese people living in London
Trust for London - Latin American House
£10,000 22/04/2020
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The funding is for core costs to permit expansion of information, advice and guidance on employment and welfare benefits issues, as well as equipment in response to the COVID19 emergency.
Camden Giving - Latin American House - Covid19 Charity Fund
£3,000 09/04/2020
Paying for IT equipment, for example two laptops or tablets, and we will have to buy at least one package for remote communications. This is to ensure continutity of free activities for BAME residents including advice and information on immigration, ....more
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
£36,848 01/04/2020
This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to 'Latin American House'
£5,000 10/12/2019
European Outreach Grant
Home Office - EU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 2019-20
£39,447 01/04/2019
This grants scheme is enabling organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens through information-giving, advice and provision of technology and assistance to help them make their Scheme application by 30 June 2021. This ....more
Trust for London - Latin American House
£100,000 20/02/2019
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The funding is for continuation of our specialist level immigration advice service supporting settlement for vulnerable members of the Latin American community in London.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Latin American House
£32,700 29/04/2014
This long established charity provides services for London Latin American communities including cultural activities, legal advice, a community centre, a nursery and training for adults. It is seeking funding for its immigration advice service
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-69
  • ENRIQUE SAENZ (Chair), Occupation: Senior Manager
  • HENRY STANLEY WEBB Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Treasurer
  • INES MARCELA HERMIDA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant
  • MARIA AGUSTINA OLIVERI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Digital Communications
  • MARIANN SOADD SARQUIS SEPULVEDA Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2008, number: 1127253
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2008, number: 06720498
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • 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
  • 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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

PRIORY HOUSE
KINGSGATE PLACE
LONDON
NW6 4TA

Objectives

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PREDOMINANTLY ALL LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LIVING OR WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PARTICULARLY THE GREATER LONDON AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; AND ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM, ESPECIALLY GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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