Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

LONDON VILLAGE NETWORK

L.V.N is a unique approach for social change. Adults from all walks of life to come together to nurture disengaged youth by giving 1 hours of their time (per year) to share knowledge: LVN encourage a village community mentality. L.V.N have created a series of assets-based micro-mentoring programmes; LVN Stop The Knife, Be Your Own Boss, Industry Insight and LVN IT.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£219	£166	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	342
31/03/22		£161	£122	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	210
31/03/21		£107	£106	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,000
31/03/20		£79	£86	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/19		£102	£66	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/18	*	£52	£39	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£39	£32	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.londonvillagenetwork.com

knowmore@londonvillagenetwork.com

07943199814

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Cripplegate Foundation	£35,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£29,280
City Bridge Trust	£22,365
The Clothworkers Foundation	£15,000
WCIT Charity	£12,000
Camden Giving	£10,968
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to London Village Network
£15,000	13/12/2023	Redesigning of website and CRM for a charity which works with disadvantaged and disengaged young people in Islington
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Event May 2023
£9,340	17/02/2023	The funding will be used to run a recruitment event designed and managed by young adults. This project aims to build better relationships and help the community achieve their potential sooner.
Camden Giving - Local Village Network
£9,968	12/07/2022	Every year LVN puts on large community event. This year 100 young people gained work experience. While this is not paid it does enhance their CV and increase likelihood of employment.
Camden Giving - Local Village Network
£1,000	12/07/2022	Every year LVN puts on large community event. This year 100 young people gained work experience. While this is not paid it does enhance their CV and increase likelihood of employment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	01/04/2022	AMPLIFY ME
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Community Event
£9,940	03/12/2021	The funding will be used to deliver an employment event with BTEC Business Students at a local college in Islington. The project aims to help students to bridge the gap between education and the ....more The funding will be used to deliver an employment event with BTEC Business Students at a local college in Islington. The project aims to help students to bridge the gap between education and the working environment and strengthen connections in the community
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Local Village Network (LVN)
£15,000	20/07/2021	Young Jobs Programme
WCIT Charity - Grant to Local Village Network
£12,000	28/06/2021	Funding for the development of a new incentive function on their digital youth hub app.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To London Village Network (LVN)
£10,000	09/02/2021	Embedding LVN's social networking model in Islington
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Village Network
£22,365	28/09/2020	towards salaries, technology, LVN programmes, training & support for Youth Workers and other running costs to continue to deliver online services in youth settings to support and inspire young ....more towards salaries, technology, LVN programmes, training & support for Youth Workers and other running costs to continue to deliver online services in youth settings to support and inspire young people, as outlined in your application.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 London Village Network (LVN)
£5,000	24/04/2020	Improving support for disadvantaged children and young people
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To London Village Network (LVN)
£10,000	28/01/2020	Embedding LVN's social networking model in Islington
National Lottery Community Fund - Industry Insight Sessions - Marketing
£10,000	24/10/2019 12	Industry Insight Sessions - Marketing
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To London Village Network
£10,000	31/01/2019	Industry Insights
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To London Village Network
£10,000	17/04/2018	Industry Insights
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth (NEET) Lead Community App: Personal Development Opportunity
£10,000	18/10/2017 12	This project will help to publicise and develop a signposting app for unemployed young people aimed at supporting them to access information and opportunities.
The Funding Network - LVN extended Host Center
£9,155	06/07/2017	Harnessing the power of volunteering to offer a platform of support to widen the network and prospects of young people from disadvantaged social economic backgrounds.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To London Village Network
£5,000	01/03/2016	Create constructive welcoming non-pressure environments for young people to go.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

ALAN RUTHERFORD Appointed: 2021

BRIAN CAHALANE Appointed: 2019

CATHERINE RUGGLES Appointed: 2019

DASHIKA ALCEE Appointed: 2015

DENZOL CEMERON Appointed: 2021

JULIAN KIRBY Appointed: 2019

LUCY EDWARDS Appointed: 2020

NOEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019

RACHAEL BOX Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2015, number: 1161275

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

8 returns made; AR18: 7 days late,

Main office

B D C Works
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street
LONDON
N1 0QH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEETS), PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND MENTORING IN HOW TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS; B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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