Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

LANGLEY HOUSE TRUST

The Trust provides housing, support and care for ex-offenders and those at risk of offending helping them to live crime-free and thrive. It operates from over 100 properties, including registered care homes, hostels and community housing, situated in over 20 different local authority areas throughout England. The Trust also provides floating support and extra care housing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/24£20,683£20,701£-18£206£8,869£8,8615.131386
31/03/23£18,583£19,046£-463£114£9,043£9,0355.730251
31/03/22£16,349£16,298£51£152£9,553£9,548729253
31/03/21£15,794£14,884£910£128£9,436£9,4217.626073
31/03/20?£14,043£13,209£834£184£8,367£8,2857.5232112
31/03/18£12,411£12,298£113£168£7,862£7,8137.62170
31/03/17£12,000£11,885£115£203£7,748£7,6677.72220
31/03/16£12,068£11,813£255£133£7,534£7,4727.62330
31/03/15£10,983£10,257£726£191£7,435£7,3738.62150
31/03/14£10,161£9,754£408£140£6,651£6,5988.12300
31/03/13£9,006£9,220£-214£144£6,223£6,15582100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.langleyhousetrust.org

info@langleyhousetrust.org

07921489416

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£1,500 14/12/2021
Bike shelter
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Langley House Trust
£16,750 15/01/2017
purchase of a vehicle for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in West Midlands

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-70
  • AMANDA COYLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee
  • CHARLES ANELAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Property Portfolio Management
  • DAVID COOKE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID STOKES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Commercial Director
  • EVELYN WESTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Executive
  • HERBERT MARK CURRAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHANNES ETTEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Director
  • LINDA FAITH TREW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • RICHARD MONTGOMERY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Executive
  • RUTH WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • SANDRA KEENE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • STEPHEN COOPER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2012, number: 1146304
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/2011, number: 07888191
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 03/21/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
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
11 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from KAINOS COMMUNITY on 22/04/2024
Main office

Langley House Trust Ltd
6364
3-4 The Square
Manfield Avenue
COVENTRY

Objectives

To spread and sustain Christianity among, to advance the education of, and to rehabilitate and promote the mental and moral improvement of men and women who are prisoners, ex-offenders or who have been, or are at risk of committing a criminal offence by such means as the Trustees think fit including (without limitation) the provision of social housing and other support services.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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