Learning Disability Network London Limited
Registered charity 801081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LDN London, Learning Disability Network London, THE WESMINSTER SOCIETY, THE WESTMINSTER SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, THE WESTMINSTER SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Providing quality services and creating new opportunities for people with learning disabilities and their families. Our services include registered care, supported housing, community support, leisure activities, short breaks, a drop in, playschemes, a children and family centre, a pre-school nursery, play and youth services and a family support service.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported an operating surplus of £257,898 and total income of £22,700,031 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £538,734, which the trustees aim to increase to approximately £2.0 million to cover six months of indirect costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Learning Disability Network London (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CRANE, John Edward — director, appointed 24/04/2026on trustee list
- WELLS, Denise Hazel — director, appointed 26/09/2025on trustee list
- SHORTLAND, Theresa Mary — director, appointed 14/08/2025on trustee list
- RAGURAJ, Dharmaratnam — director, appointed 02/12/2024on trustee list
- BLAIR, James Gordon — director, appointed 17/01/2024on trustee list
- SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Lindy Jane — director, appointed 13/12/2023on trustee list
- RODWELL, Martin Keith — director, appointed 26/06/2023on trustee list
- BHARUCHA, Adam — director, appointed 01/04/2023on trustee list
- LUSCOMBE, David Richard Vernon — director, appointed 23/06/2022on trustee list
- BAIRD, Emma Siobhan — director, appointed 23/06/2022on trustee list
- MENDZIL, Jeffrey Martin — director, appointed 19/03/2020on trustee list
- JACKSON, Ian Spenser — director, appointed 19/03/2020on trustee list
- HAARMANS, Martin Joel — director, appointed 09/10/2019on trustee list
- WEBBER, Michael Frank — director, appointed 30/03/2017on trustee list
- MACHELL, Gabrielle Angela Carmel — secretary, appointed 12/11/2004
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Learning Disability Network London — Registered, 14 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 04/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£209k
Reserves (reported)
£10.9m
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Kingsbridge Road: Good (09/02/2026) · CQC record
- Alison House: Good (09/09/2025) · CQC record
- Piper House: Good (12/10/2021) · CQC record
- LDN London Domiciliary Care Service: Outstanding (30/08/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Adam Bharucha
- David Richard Vernon Luscombe · trustee of 1 other charity
- Denise Hazel Wells
- Dharmaratnam Raguraj
- Emma Siobhan Baird
- Ian Spenser Jackson
- James Gordon Blair
- Jeffrey Martin Mendzil
- John Edward Crane
- Lindy Jane Shufflebotham
- Martin Joel Haarmans
- Martin Keith Rodwell
- Michael Webber
- Theresa Mary Shortland
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Learning Disability Network London Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported an operating surplus of £257,898 and total income of £22,700,031 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £538,734, which the trustees aim to increase to approximately £2.0 million to cover six months of indirect costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds Learning Disability Network London Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Learning Disability Network London Limited as a grant recipient include THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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