ELFRIDA RATHBONE (CAMDEN)
Registered charity 291214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 7 O'CLOCK CLUB, PARENTS & CO, SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ADVOCACY SERVICE, THE LEIGHTON PROJECT
We run a specialist college for young people with learning disabilities, which prepares students for independent living and employment. We also deliver services to support families with multiple needs and a creative therapies project. In Kentish Town we run a volunteer programme, to give local people an active role in tackling issues around health and inequality.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £103,655 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the closure of Leighton College. Free reserves decreased to £126,251, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £30,000 for three months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge the organization is in a period of transition but express confidence in its sustainability measures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £126k)
“From the 1st August 2024 the Trustees have adopted a reserves policy which is that Elfrida Rathbone Camden needs to be able to cover 3 months running costs and redundancy payments for the staff employed. This equates to a figure of £30,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- John Austin Timothy Revill
- Professor Fabian Frederik van Essen
- Zaynah Jaan Faizal
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ELFRIDA RATHBONE (CAMDEN) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £103,655 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the closure of Leighton College. Free reserves decreased to £126,251, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £30,000 for three months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge the organization is in a period of transition but express confidence in its sustainability measures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ELFRIDA RATHBONE (CAMDEN)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELFRIDA RATHBONE (CAMDEN) as a grant recipient include THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.
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