COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX

Registered charity 1165623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CEF LYNCX

We achieve our objects by providing:1 extra study support schooling to improve attainment levels for 5 -16 year olds2 Sports programmes to enhance youth engagement and learning, 3 volunteering opportunities to improve work experience/career paths for 16 to 24 year olds, 4 targeted workshops to improve engagement, learning, leadership & personal development outcomes for youths & families

Objects

THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS TO3.1 ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULARLY OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES FROM COMMUNITIES SUFFERING SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL DISADVANTAGE, SO THAT THEY DEVELOP THE BASIC SKILLS THEY NEED TO IMPROVE ATTAINMENT IN LITERACY, NUMERACY AND SCIENCE.3.2 DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LONDON IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCE THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE FULLY SOCIETY.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£236k

Latest spending

£281k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £161,045 to £116,439 due to a net expenditure of £44,606 against incoming resources of £236,106. The trustees report a stable financial position despite sector challenges, noting that the charity continues to thrive and maintain strong leadership.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and similar income resources

“The main source of income is from donations and grants from donors, Trusts, Foundations, and other grants giving organisations.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to 10%, up to a maximum of £70,000 of total grant received in any financial year (reserves figure: £116k)

“To support fluctuations in the Charity’s income, a reserve amounting up to 10%, up to a maximum of £70,000 of total grant received in any financial year will be held.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 03/04/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £67,961 — grants £67,961 (5); 29% of the £236,104 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 03/04/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £88,850 — grants £88,850 (10); 29% of the £309,590 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 03/04/2023

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £123,511 — grants £123,511 (3); 45% of the £274,121 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

NAVLET WILLIAMSONchair
ABDUL-RAZAK MAHMOUD
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON
DONNA NELSON BA HONS
Jennifer Clarke

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
03/04/2025	£236k	£281k
03/04/2024	£310k	£266k
03/04/2023	£274k	£280k
03/04/2022	£264k	£225k
03/04/2021	£196k	£145k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £161,045 to £116,439 due to a net expenditure of £44,606 against incoming resources of £236,106. The trustees report a stable financial position despite sector challenges, noting that the charity continues to thrive and maintain strong leadership. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Greater London Authority	01/08/2019	£5k	Active4SEND
Greater London Authority	01/07/2019	£6k	#Connecting-U-2019

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£5k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£393k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£209k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM	1	£172k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£154k
CMZ LTD	1	£137k
NES FOUNDATION LTD	1	£112k
FRIENDS OF WMSBG-KOLEL DAMESEK ELIEZER	1	£106k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PHOENIX COMMUNITY & YOUTH PROJECT.

PHOENIX COMMUNITY & YOUTH PROJECT income £80k
LIVE AND LEARN income £984k
COMMUNITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP LTD. income £208k
CLIFTON LEARNING PARTNERSHIP income £309k
ALVECHURCH EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £27k
LINDLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION & LYNCX	£236k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PHOENIX COMMUNITY & YOUTH PROJECT FY2026	£80k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024	£984k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP LTD. FY2025	£208k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CLIFTON LEARNING PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£309k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ALVECHURCH EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.