Finance Score: -11

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Excess reserves: -5
Pension deficit: -1
Accounts overdue -5

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

LONDON HOUSING FOUNDATION LTD

Providing grants both capital and revenue to support agencies seeking to assist the single homeless in the Uk and initiating new projects to provide training, education and business efficency for the homeless sector. Through the wholly owned commercial subsidiary Bramah house Limited, LHF provides affordable office accommodation for related charities and project management for LHF initiatives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £15,624,577 available, equivalent to 215 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
There is a pension deficit of £129,000
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 49 years

www.lhf.org.uk

Ian.Brady@lhf.org.uk

02079340177

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/22		£663	£871	£-209	£0	£15,822	£15,625	215.2	2
31/03/21		£548	£524	£24	£0	£15,802	£15,802	361.6	2
31/03/20		£638	£670	£-32	£0	£14,599	£14,477	259.4	1
31/03/19		£638	£786	£-148	£0	£16,196	£16,128	246.4	2
31/03/18		£681	£689	£-8	£0	£15,935	£15,867	276.2	1
31/03/17		£634	£658	£-24	£0	£16,409	£16,409	299.3	2
31/03/16		£676	£708	£-31	£0	£15,438	£15,370	260.6	1
31/03/15		£664	£780	£-116	£45	£16,694	£16,694	256.9	2
31/03/14		£614	£743	£-128	£49	£16,033	£16,033	259.1	2
31/03/13	*	£630	£942	£-311	£65	£15,998	£15,998	203.8	2
31/03/12		£567	£793	£-227	£62	£15,701	£15,633	236.5	2
31/03/11		£631	£673	£-42	£46	£15,501	£15,378	274.3	2
31/03/10		£599	£722	£-124	£75	£15,431	£15,307	254.3	2
31/03/09		£689	£842	£-153	£52	£14,902	£14,779	210.5	2
31/03/08		£6,068	£865	£5,203	£505	£15,904	£15,904	220.6	2
31/03/07		£550	£700	£-150	£456	£10,845	£10,845	185.9	2
31/03/06		£406	£537	£-131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£375	£497	£-122	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£322	£384	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 215.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-75

CLARE MILLER ACA, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DEREK JOSEPH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Housing Consultant

ELEANOR LESLEY STRINGER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Social Investment

ELOISE CATHERINE SHEPHERD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Officer

IAN BRADY Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: REACHING THE UNREACHED,

JEREMY SWAIN Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chief Executive

JOHN RICHARD STEBBING Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Architect, Other trusteeship: WALSHAM LE WILLOWS OPEN GARDENS TRUST,

NICHOLAS LIONEL HARDWICK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chair Of Parole Board, Other trusteeships: NACRO COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LTD, MIDDLE TEMPLE CHARITY,

SIMON DOW, Occupation: Chief Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1975, number: 270178
Registered at Companies House on 18/09/1975, number: 01226903

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR13: 201 days late,

Main office

Altair Limited
Tempus Wharf
29A Bermondsey Wall West
LONDON
SE16 4SA

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED IS TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT CHOOSES TO WORK, OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BOTH: (A) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS; AND (B) BY ANY OTHER MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY DEEM FIT FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING, BUT NOT ONLY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

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