COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SUPPORT SERVICES

Registered charity 1115756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLSS, COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES

CLSS aiming to advance the education and training of people with limited English language skills and their dependents in need there of so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt with in a new community. Enables clients to have better access to mainstream services. Through provision advice, advocacy, support, interpreting and translating, referrals and signposting service.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE IN LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Area of benefit: UN DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, GREATER LONDON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £19,397 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having spent £121,840 against income of £102,443. Total funds carried forward are £126,888, comprising £40,584 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees report is equivalent to just under 3.8 months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts prepared in compliance with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Islington Council — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• Cripplegate Foundation — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• Trust for London — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• Richard Cloudesley’s Charity — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• Comic Relief Fund — “Thank you to long-time supporters such as Islington Council and Cripplegate Foundation, Trust for London, Richard Cloudesley’s Charity as we…” (source page)
• City Bridge Foundation — “City Bridge Foundation has recently funded the organisation, and we are very grateful for their support.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mebrahtu Rossom
• Natu Hadish
• RUTH CLARKE
• SEGA HABTOM
• Zahra Suleiman
• Zibiah Alfred

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE.

• CENTRAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE income £300k
• COMMUNITY AID LIMITED income £25k
• The English Language Centre income £6.0m
• KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST income £148k
• COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. income £2.5m
• PREMIER LEARNING income £85k

Side by side with its peers

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