LLAMAU LIMITED

Registered charity 701772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LLAMAU

Llamau provides an holistic service incorporating Family Mediation, Training, Advice & Advocacy, Supported Accommodation, Women's Refuges, Tenancy Support and Assertive Outreach to vulnerable homeless and potentially homeless young people and women. We support them to live independently in their communities, resolving immediate homelessness and preventing future homelessness.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH MANNER OR WAY AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOLISTIC NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES PRIMARILY IN THE AREAS OF ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE, ADVOCACY,EDUCATION,TRAINING,COUNSELLING AND THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF OFFENDING

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£28.4m
Latest spending
£27.1m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,412,572 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with incoming resources increasing to £28,372,463. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,832,616, which is above the stated target of £3,277,313, and the board considers the charity to be a going concern with adequate liquidity.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Housing Support Grant (42% of income)
“Housing Support Grant 11,780,217” — page 51
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3,277,313 (held: £4.8m)
“At the reporting date, free reserves were £4,832,616 (2025: £3,612,000); free reserves representing unrestricted funds less Tangible Fixed Assets and Intangible Fixed Assets. The level of reserves is above Llamau’s target (£3,277,313).” — page 24
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Huggard Charitable Trust
“An unrestricted donation for £4,000 (2025: £29,000) was received from the Huggard Charitable Trust”
“a Restricted donation of £6,000 (2025: NIL) from the Whitton Rosser Trust”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Whitton Rosser Trust
“An unrestricted donation for £4,000 (2025: £29,000) was received from the Huggard Charitable Trust”
“a Restricted donation of £6,000 (2025: NIL) from the Whitton Rosser Trust”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority; Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £18,505,637 — contracts £17,783,576 (35), grants £722,061 (7); 65% of the £28,420,710 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £16,321,408 — contracts £16,195,504 (48), grants £125,904 (3); 68% of the £23,865,271 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 7 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £14,666,629 — contracts £13,811,867 (38), grants £854,762 (6); 67% of the £21,817,365 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Llamau (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£28.4m
Total spending
£27.1m
Cost of raising funds
£526k
Reserves (reported)
£4.8m
Employees
496

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£28.4m£27.1m
31/03/2025£23.9m£24.4m
31/03/2024£21.8m£22.7m
31/03/2023£20.9m£20.9m
31/03/2022£18.8m£18.0m

Common questions

Is LLAMAU LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,412,572 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with incoming resources increasing to £28,372,463. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,832,616, which is above the stated target of £3,277,313, and the board considers the charity to be a going concern with adequate liquidity. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds LLAMAU LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LLAMAU LIMITED as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£208k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2021£50kOther Causes in Wales
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£43kCauses in Wales
THE LINMARDON TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£38k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£36kGrants payable to Institutions
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUSTFY2022£34k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2023£5kTo help with the running costs of the volunteering service that supports survivors.
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2024£4k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£3kTo help with the running costs of the volunteering service that supports survivors.
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2025£3k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2021Unverified read£2kSingle Grant
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2023£1k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£600One-off Grant
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2022£230

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/02/2022£568kLocal Leadership and Integration Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2022£3.4mMy Way Home
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2021£10kDomestic Abuse Refuge Vehicle
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2021£44kHEH Cardiff
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2020£10kCOVID Domestic Abuse Volunteer Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2020£99kCovid-19 Llamau Coronavirus Response
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kLGBTQ+ Social group at Llamau
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2018£10kDomestic Abuse Refuge Vehicle
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2015£5kLlamau Learning 4 Life - Young People's Education Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2014£5kLlamau Limited- Llamau Merthyr Tydfil Family Domestic Abuse Refuge
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2011£5kLlamau Women's Services Refuge Playroom Regeneration
The National Lottery Community Fund30/06/2011£60k'The Bling Cafe' @ Flooks
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2010£351kLS CONV Rd 1Care Leavers Convergence area
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2010£555kLS RCE Rd 2 Care Leavers Competitiveness Area
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2008£5kEMPHASIS Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2007£5kEmphasis
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2006£735kEmphasis
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2004£110kThere is no project name available for this record

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LLAMAU LIMITED£28.4m——above—no doubt
LGBT+ CYMRU HELPLINE FY2025£72k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS MOSSLEY FY2026£950kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FY2026£14.9m—2above—no doubt
LANDAU LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS WOMEN'S AID FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt

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