Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: -2

LEARNING FOR LIFE WILTSHIRE

To provide life skills , work skills and personal development for disabled people and carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 18 years

www.l4lswindon.co.uk

nalni@l4lswindon.co.uk

07816873044

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£24	£28	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£36	£62	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£126	£87	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£32	£33	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£41	£36	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£37	£43	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£44	£36	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£36	£41	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£60	£46	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£54	£47	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£46	£42	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£24	£34	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£52	£53	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£66	£86	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£93	£103	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£103	£87	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£61	£60	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Wiltshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

DCMS	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,972
Wiltshire Community Foundation	£9,962
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£9,360
Co-Operative Group	£1,649

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Relapse Prevention and Community Re-engagement for Adults with Complex Needs
£9,975	23/09/2022	The organisation will continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with multiple and complex needs. The project aims to enhance life skills and improve their ....more The organisation will continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with multiple and complex needs. The project aims to enhance life skills and improve their physical and mental wellbeing though a range of social health and recreational activities counselling and advocacy services.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Learning for Life
£1,649	23/10/2021	We create community cohesion. Adults with disabilities are able to effectively volunteer and integrate within the community. And newly acquired skills and knowledge can be passed on.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reintegration and Relapse Prevention for Adults with Multiple and Complex Needs
£9,997	23/07/2021	The organisation will use the funding to continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with Multiple and Complex disabilities to address social isolation and mental ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue to run their reintegration and relapse prevention programme for adults with Multiple and Complex disabilities to address social isolation and mental health issues exacerbated by COVID-19.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£4,962	22/09/2020	To support online courses for people with learning disabilities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£9,360	23/07/2020	Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£5,000	15/04/2020	To support vulnerable people with learning difficulties, many struggling on low incomes, with online therapy, connection and courses, and practical necessities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£75,000	22/03/2018 36	To fund life skills, work skills, personal development and therapeutic courses for unemployed adults with a disability to support them into volunteering and work
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Learning for Life Wiltshire
£5,000	13/07/2016 10	Learning for Life works with people with disabilities and carers in Swindon and Wiltshire providing education, training and personal development opportunities, promoting choice, self determination, ....more Learning for Life works with people with disabilities and carers in Swindon and Wiltshire providing education, training and personal development opportunities, promoting choice, self determination, equality and personal growth. Funding was to support 6 months of courses based on individual Personal Development Plans which include life and work skills and health and wellbeing.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID REEVES Appointed: 2011

HARRY JAMES CANNON CANNON Appointed: 2017

MATT PARFITT Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2005, number: 1112304

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR14: 33 days late, AR13: 320 days late, AR12: 674 days late, AR11: 841 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 140 days late, AR08: 235 days late, AR07: 636 days late,

Main office

THE SHAFTESBURY CENTRE
PERCY STREET
SWINDON
SN2 2AZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN BASIC LIFE AND WORK SKILLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WILTSHIRE

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