LADY GOULD'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1173760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lady Gould's Charity awards grants to people living in certain areas of Highgate, London who are, for whatever reason, unable to provide for basic necessities. The Charity makes grants of up to £600 per application. Grants typically cover household items such as baby essentials, furntiure, carpets, washing machines, cookers or clothing. The Charity makes around 85 grants per year.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment deficit of £54,360.97 for the year, reducing its total funds from £336,047.73 to £282,778.78. Despite this expenditure exceeding income, the trustees confirm that free reserves are maintained at a level equating to up to six months of anticipated resources. The charity holds easily realizable investments in M&G and COIF to cover ongoing costs and grant payments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (78% of income)

“The Charity received an income of £83,200 (2023: £50,075) from its three freehold properties and reimbursements from tenants in relation to buildings' insurance premiums in the sum of £6,747 (2023: £7,776).” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to six months of anticipated resources (£20,000 to £40,000) (held: £283k)

“The Charity continues to maintian free reserves at a level that equates to up to six months of anticipated resources (£20,000 to £40,000).” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/08/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dominic Robert Gray
Leigh Perl
REV Olakunle Ayodeji
Simon Guthrie Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£107k	£106k
31/12/2023	£76k	£130k
31/12/2022	£84k	£91k
31/12/2021	£89k	£62k
31/12/2020	£67k	£81k

Common questions

Is LADY GOULD'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net payment deficit of £54,360.97 for the year, reducing its total funds from £336,047.73 to £282,778.78. Despite this expenditure exceeding income, the trustees confirm that free reserves are maintained at a level equating to up to six months of anticipated resources. The charity holds easily realizable investments in M&G and COIF to cover ongoing costs and grant payments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED.

ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED income £110k
LADY ELIZABETH HASTINGS' ESTATE CHARITY income £684k
GUILDFORD POYLE CHARITIES income £163k
THE JOHN AND EMMA GALE HOME income £187k
THE LADY FORESTER TRUST income £209k
FRIENDS OF HIGHGATE SCHOOL SOCIETY income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LADY GOULD'S CHARITY	£107k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY FOR LADIES IN NEED FY2024	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADY ELIZABETH HASTINGS' ESTATE CHARITY FY2025	£684k	—	below	—	no doubt
GUILDFORD POYLE CHARITIES FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOHN AND EMMA GALE HOME FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LADY FORESTER TRUST FY2025	£209k	—	below	—	no doubt

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