THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £1.1 million for the year, driven by a £105k deficit on unrestricted funds and investment losses. However, the trustees confirm the financial position remains stable with general reserves of £0.7 million, which are within the stated policy target of five to nine months of expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The outcome was a new reserves policy based on a range of five to nine months of expenditure (£0.6 – £1.1 million)”
“In 2025, Ella’s Home received a £80,000 restricted grant from LCF and one of their trustees is Nimat Jaffer, who is an employee of LCF.” — page 48
Funders the charity credits
- Acts20:35
- Adobe Foundation
- Bank of Ireland
- Barclays
- British Land
- Cellnex UK
- Deutsche Bank
- EdenTree
- Grosvenor
- JPMorganChase
- Knight Dragon
- Lambeth Council
- Peabody
- Simon & Lynn Dodds
- The Valesco Group
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (29/02/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (08/06/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (12/12/2016)
- Received assets from another charity (25/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (31/12/2012)
Trustees
- Fiona Bickley
- John Hume
- Owen Jenkins
- Urmi Dutta-Roy
- Veesh Vishal Sharma
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £9.3m | £10.3m |
| 31/03/2024 | £11.5m | £13.1m |
| 31/03/2023 | £13.0m | £13.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £12.2m | £10.8m |
| 31/03/2021 | £21.5m | £20.0m |
Common questions
Is THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £1.1 million for the year, driven by a £105k deficit on unrestricted funds and investment losses. However, the trustees confirm the financial position remains stable with general reserves of £0.7 million, which are within the stated policy target of five to nine months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
Who funds THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES, THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | FY2023 | £1.0m |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £60k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £50k |
| CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £50k |
| THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £10k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| THE AMATEURS TRUST | 1 | £90k |
| THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY | 1 | £52k |
| BEEBY FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS BY THE TOWER WITH ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE EAST, LONDON | 1 | £40k |
| LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES | 1 | £20k |