Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION 

To encourage devotion to St Therese of Lisieux and to spread knowledge of her spirituality of love and trust in God our Father. To raise funds to help the missionary work of the Catholic Church overseas especially projects for the poor, sick, deprived and marginalised.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,600,764 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 60 years

https://www.littlewayassociation.com

thelittleway.org@btconnect.com

02076220466

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook

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
31/08/22£2,212£3,558£-1,346£42£9,663£9,60132.458
31/08/21£3,262£3,358£-96£52£11,009£10,98739.367
31/08/20£1,880£2,887£-1,007£70£11,105£11,09146.168
31/08/19£5,226£2,795£2,431£92£12,111£12,00151.5611
31/08/18£3,254£2,274£980£0£9,682£9,03747.768
31/08/17£4,191£2,873£1,317£92£8,701£7,63831.990
31/08/16*£3,239£2,668£571£90£7,383£5,72025.790
31/08/15*£3,840£3,291£549£111£6,812£5,22819.190
31/08/14£4,135£3,230£906£114£6,375£4,77717.7100
31/08/13£4,378£4,198£180£121£5,469£3,4369.8110
31/08/12£5,074£4,515£559£114£5,289£2,4246.4110
31/08/11£4,353£4,424£-72£122£4,731£1,9295.2110
31/08/10*£4,480£4,260£220£140£4,802£2,0005.6120
31/08/09£4,275£4,546£-271£112£4,582£1,6434.3120
31/08/08*£5,588£5,288£300£93£4,854£1,2832.9120
31/08/07£4,899£4,644£255£98£4,653£1,1252.9120
31/08/06*£5,162£4,305£856£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£4,399£3,819£579£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£4,509£3,588£921£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 32.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 29 months
Quick Ratio: 12.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, ....more

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/08/1964, number: 235703
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 101 days late, AR15: 133 days late, AR10: 6 days late, AR08: 23 days late, AR06: 15 days late, AR05: 24 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ASSOCIATION OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX TRUST on 15/03/2020
Main office

SACRED HEART HOUSE
119 CEDARS ROAD
LONDON
SW4 0PR

Objectives

FOR SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK CARRIED ON BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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