Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

LLAMAU LIMITED

Llamau provides an holistic service incorporating Family Mediation, Training, Advice & Advocacy, Supported Accommodation, Women's Refuges, Tenancy Support and Assertive Outreach to vulnerable homeless and potentially homeless young people and women. We support them to live independently in their communities, resolving immediate homelessness and preventing future homelessness.
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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£21,817£22,737£-920£506£6,225£5,9893.249740
31/03/23£20,885£20,872£13£434£7,104£6,8143.949240
31/03/22£18,788£18,041£748£352£7,152£6,6954.544950
31/03/21£16,658£15,824£833£299£6,387£6,0084.638650
31/03/20?£14,007£14,065£-58£271£5,383£4,9964.334860
31/03/18£10,657£9,526£1,132£232£5,168£4,5935.82590
31/03/17£10,298£10,240£58£179£4,035£3,42142660
31/03/16£11,373£11,256£117£108£3,866£3,3303.62850
31/03/15£10,866£10,997£-131£57£3,738£3,2243.52770
31/03/14£9,980£9,779£201£48£3,869£3,3504.12620
31/03/13£8,914£8,789£125£48£3,668£3,0894.22500
31/03/12£8,863£8,655£208£65£3,543£2,3083.22420
31/03/11£8,340£7,912£428£42£3,335£2,3263.52240
31/03/10£7,528£6,850£678£41£2,906£2,26541900
31/03/09£6,579£6,398£181£32£2,229£2,1934.11840
31/03/08£6,342£6,066£276£52£2,048£1,9963.91750
31/03/07£5,928£5,420£508£31£1,771£1,7333.81640
31/03/06£5,196£4,645£551n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£4,369£4,178£192n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£4,036£3,943£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 35 years

www.llamau.org.uk

enquiries@llamau.org.uk

02920239585

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Justice£567,519
Garfield Weston Foundation£240,000
National Lottery Community Fund£152,983
BBC Children in Need£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£3,000 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000 09/09/2022
24
Llamau's Learning, Training and Employment Programmes
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£40,000 02/09/2022
This grant will empower children and young people to deliver Social Action in their communities.
Ministry of Justice - Local Leadership and Integration Fund
£567,519 08/02/2022
To improve the outcomes of prison leavers, taking a system-led approach to working across the public-sector. The policy aim of the work is to improve the social inclusion of adult male prison leavers, and as a result contribute to reducing crime ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000 20/08/2021
24
Llamau's Learning, Training and Employment Programmes
National Lottery Community Fund - HEH Cardiff
£44,018 30/03/2021
5
Llamau will work in partnership with more than 21 organisations across Cardiff to pilot different ways to prevent young people from becoming repeatedly homeless. £44018 from The National Lottery Community Fund’s Helping End Homelessness programme ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID Domestic Abuse Volunteer Programme
£9,977 12/10/2020
12
Llamau Ltd in Caerphilly will recruit and train volunteers to support isolated and vulnerable women who have been victims of domestic violence. £9977 will fund governance office and staff technology and training. Bydd Llamau Cyf yng Nghaerffili yn ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£30,000 08/06/2020
36
Towards piloting a primary prevention project working to identify and support young people at risk of homelessness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Llamau Coronavirus Response
£98,988 14/05/2020
12
Llamau Ltd have been awarded £98988 to adapt and increase their essential services which support young people women and families at risk of homelessness who are facing additional challenges as a result of COVID-19. These services include supported ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award - COVID19 response
£100,000 07/05/2020
Emergency Grant for Covid-19
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£25,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Crisis UK - Grant to Llamau
£10,000 09/04/2020
Salary costs for 24-hour supported accommodation projects in South Wales
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£50,000 20/03/2020
Learning 4 Life
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Llamau
£20,000 04/02/2020
purchase of laptops and IT equipment for a charity which works with young people who have experienced homelessness in Wales
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Refuge Vehicle
£10,000 10/12/2018
12
Llamau Limited in Cardiff will use the grant to purchase a pool vehicle to help ensure the safety of women and families fleeing domestic abuse in South Wales. This grant for £10,000 will fund a 7-seater vehicle.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 25/09/2018
Learning 4 Life (L4L)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£210,000 05/07/2018
60
Towards a strategic campaign to end youth homelessness in Wales, bringing together public, private and third sector partners to create change, as well as promoting early support to reach young people before crisis point.
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning 4 Life IT Equipment
£9,414 30/10/2017
12
Learning 4 Life IT Equipment
Nesta - AC00676
£15,000 09/08/2017
6
Y Lab - Innovate to Save programme grant to Llamau Grant Ref AC00676
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£69,844 09/02/2017
36
This will provide intense support to young people at risk of homelessness. They will make more positive choices, increase engagement in meaningful activity, and feel more secure.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Llamau Ltd
£120,000 11/06/2014
Towards core costs of Emphasis, an outreach project working intensively with 14-19-year-olds at risk of social exclusion, aiming to reconnect young people to their families, school and community.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'The Bling Cafe' @ Flooks
£60,000 30/06/2011
11
The project will create a cyber cafe, run by homeless young people, in a refurbished Merthyr Tydfil shop. It will provide them with work experience, skills, confidence and motivation. The project will improve relationships between young people and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - LS CONV Rd 1Care Leavers Convergence area
£350,734 24/03/2010
60
This £512,978 project, over 4 years, will target 200 young care leavers, living in Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff, who are not in education, employment or training. It will support them to gain skills and improve motivation and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - LS RCE Rd 2 Care Leavers Competitiveness Area
£555,088 24/03/2010
60
This project for £664,008, over four years, will target 160 young care leavers across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It will help participants overcome multiple barriers to progression into work and training, through tailored interventions. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-65
  • ADRIAN PETERS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Professor
  • AMY HARMSWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • CATHERINE LOUISE DOMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Health & Social Services Integration
  • DAMIAN BRIDGEMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Entrepreneur
  • HELEN CLAIRE COTTER Appointed: 2021
  • JOANNA ELIZABETH MORGAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Manager - Banking
  • JON BELCHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • PETER MACKIE (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Lecturer
  • RACHEL FORD-EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RANJIT GHOSHAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • REBECCA KENTFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager
  • SIMON PHILIP WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Relationship Director
  • THOMAS GRAHAM BREED Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1989, number: 701772
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/1989, number: 02396224
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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; AR05: 50 days late, AR04: 38 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SWANSEA YOUNG SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT on 20/05/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE MACEDONIAN CHARITABLE TRUST on 21/01/2022
Main office

Llamau Ltd
23-25 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9HA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH MANNER OR WAY AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOLISTIC NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES PRIMARILY IN THE AREAS OF ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE, ADVOCACY,EDUCATION,TRAINING,COUNSELLING AND THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF OFFENDING

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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