Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

LANGDON COMMUNITY

Providing support to enable young Jewish adults with learning difficulties/disabilities to determine and maintain a lifestyle of their own choosing which affords dignity, fulfilment and individual status and maximises their potential for independence in the wider community.The Langdon Community achieves these objects through the delivery of Supported Living Services and an Employment Service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22£4,405£4,556£-151£0£1,341£1,2993.416430
31/12/21*£4,413£4,300£113£0£1,492£1,3693.815830
31/12/20£4,082£4,080£2£0£1,379£1,2953.815775
31/12/19£3,977£4,127£-150£0£1,377£1,3383.916420
31/12/18£4,064£3,890£175£0£1,527£1,5104.71600
31/12/17£3,554£3,380£173£0£1,352£1,3504.81730
31/12/16*£3,709£3,213£496£0£1,179£1,1774.41500
31/12/15£3,042£3,154£-112£0£683£6752.61120
31/12/14?£3,478£3,855£-377£175£795£7872.41290
31/08/13£2,330£2,569£-239£120£1,172£1,1725.5800
31/08/12£2,483£2,292£191£70£1,364£1,3577.1940
31/08/11£2,690£2,489£201£89£1,174£1,1675.6910
31/08/10£2,496£2,216£280£58£973£9685.2700
31/08/09£2,269£1,926£343£124£693£6934.3600
31/08/08£1,912£1,749£163£103£350£3502.4600
31/08/07£1,383£1,300£82£76£187£1871.7550
31/08/06£1,014£977£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£672£572£101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£475£433£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.langdonUK.org

info@langdonuk.org

02087312188

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Bury, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-86
  • MICHAEL LAWRENCE BLANE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • NIGEL JOHN HENRY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Property Developer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/2001, number: 1086393
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/08/2000, number: 04055338
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 49 days late, AR16: 126 days late,
Main office

Ground Floor
Unit 506, Centennial Park,
Centennial Avenue,Elstree
BOREHAMWOOD
Hertfordshire
WD6 3FG

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO WERE FORMALLY STUDENTS OF LANGDON COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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