Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    JOHN LYON'S CHARITY 

    This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
    John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in northwest London. Grants are awarded to registered charities and organisations with automatic charitable status.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 60 years

    www.jlc.london

    info@jlc.london

    02072591700

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£10,565£19,483£-8,918£2,180£391,020£0n/a160
    31/03/22£11,664£16,374£-4,710£1,312£436,049£0n/a140
    31/03/21£8,720£15,864£-7,144£1,737£391,725£0n/a120
    31/03/20£9,336£15,995£-6,659£1,244£345,398£3780.3110
    31/03/19£9,126£15,559£-6,433£1,299£364,661£0n/a110
    31/03/18£8,520£12,852£-4,332£1,077£369,258£1,5721.5100
    31/03/17£7,886£13,110£-5,224£1,074£365,333£1,2501.190
    31/03/16£8,427£11,805£-3,378£0£342,985£0n/a70
    31/03/15£7,993£9,292£-1,299£185£341,486£0n/a70
    31/03/14£7,246£8,666£-1,420£143£307,416£1,2611.750
    31/03/13£6,755£7,289£-534£161£275,461£0n/a50
    31/03/12£6,479£6,726£-247£119£242,889£2,3534.250
    31/03/11£6,278£5,867£411£107£221,285£2,5245.250
    31/03/10£6,036£6,664£-628£115£203,319£1,3752.540
    31/03/09£5,881£6,187£-306£117£169,885£1,4902.960
    31/03/08£5,821£5,943£-122£93£187,141£1,2232.540
    31/03/07£5,445£5,261£184£142£187,189£6421.530
    31/03/06£4,814£5,607£-793£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£4,905£4,535£370£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£3,509£3,556£-47£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 39%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.1
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Recreation
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Barnet, Brent, Camden, City Of London, City Of Westminster, Ealing, Hammersmith And Fulham, Harrow, Kensington And Chelsea,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • 16 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE KEEPERS & GOVERNORS OF POSSESSIONS REVENUES & GOODS OF FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF JOHN LYON
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/1964, number: 237725
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office

    John Lyons Charity
    105-109 Strand
    LONDON
    WC2R 0AA

    Objectives

    (1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO FURTHER ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:- (A) THE RELIEF OF THE AGED, DISABLED OR POOR INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET, BRENT, CAMDEN, EALING, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, HARROW AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINISTER (THE INHABITANTS OF THOSE AREAS BEING REFERRED TO IN THIS CLAUSE AS THE INHABITANTS); (B) THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AMONG THE INHABITANTS; (C) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; (D) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND (E) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS:

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    HARROW ON THE HILL AND ELSEWHERE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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