Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Good reserves management: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 19

THE FIELD LANE FOUNDATION

Field Lane supports highly vulnerable people to live as independently as possible; people with learning and other disabilities, families in crisis through homelessness and older people. Services of nursing care,domiciliary support and supported housing are available in London and the wider Southeast. Consultancy, back office and management support are offered for other charities in England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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
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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

Established: 62 years
(115 years as a company)

www.fieldlane.org.uk

info@fieldlane.org.uk

02077480303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£8,254	£8,309	£-55	£34	£4,478	£4,344	6.3	249
31/03/22		£6,764	£6,766	£-2	£64	£3,158	£3,088	5.5	195
31/03/21		£6,794	£6,776	£18	£39	£3,160	£3,101	5.5	196
31/03/20		£6,469	£6,699	£-230	£56	£3,154	£3,091	5.5	235
31/03/19		£5,721	£5,709	£12	£57	£3,682	£3,639	7.6	206
31/03/18		£5,250	£4,787	£462	£61	£3,640	£3,588	9	148
31/03/17		£4,594	£4,268	£326	£3	£3,178	£3,164	8.9	136
31/03/16		£4,457	£4,245	£212	£17	£2,871	£2,857	8.1	172
31/03/15		£4,088	£3,717	£371	£191	£2,693	£2,562	8.3	115
31/03/14		£4,432	£4,305	£127	£77	£2,322	£2,191	6.1	124
31/03/13		£5,024	£4,875	£150	£116	£2,195	£2,050	5	162
31/03/12		£5,645	£5,224	£421	£126	£2,046	£1,929	4.4	176
31/03/11		£4,552	£4,703	£-151	£120	£1,951	£1,839	4.7	161
31/03/10		£4,098	£4,118	£-20	£117	£2,102	£1,998	5.8	131
31/03/09		£4,074	£4,043	£31	£118	£2,122	£1,966	5.8	136
31/03/08		£4,057	£4,001	£56	£118	£2,091	£1,927	5.8	132
31/03/07		£3,797	£4,000	£-203	£145	£2,023	£1,875	5.6	148
31/03/06	*	£3,689	£3,749	£-60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£3,466	£3,325	£142	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£2,674	£2,968	£-294	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 68%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kensington And Chelsea, Kent, Southend-on-sea, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

249 employees

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Special Educational Needs Teaching Post
£10,000	08/10/2021 12	Funding towards a new SEN teacher post to support adults with learning disabilities in residential homes across Surrey.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Wood Street Sensory Garden and Shade Sails costs
£5,000	01/04/2020 2	Funding towards the purchase of a shade sail which will be in a sensory garden, for a charity that offers accommodation and independence to those with disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Field Lane Foundation
£20,000	18/10/2017	Building refurbishment for a charity which works with disabled people in London

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67

ALEXANDRA LOPOUKHINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: THE IMMIGRANTS AID TRUST,

CAROLINE TERRY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Services

CHRISTOPHER HAMILL (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

ELIZABETH HARPER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Director

GUY STEVENSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: AGE UK LONDON,

IAIN MACKINNON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Services Professional, Other trusteeship: FUN,

KEVIN HALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MARY IPADEOLA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207493
Registered at Companies House on 03/06/1908, number: 00098226

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
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

20 returns made; AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Field Lane Foundation
Ground Floor
85 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6PD

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, ALL FORMS OF ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, CARE, SUPPORT AND COMFORT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FRAILTY, HOMELESSNESS, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE 2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY 3) TO UNDERTAKE CHARITABLE WORK THAT IS OF BENEFIT TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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