LEARNING FOR LIFE UK LIMITED

Charity number: 1105277
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Learning for Life was established in 1993 as a reponse to the need for education, especially of girls, in South Asia. LfL works with local partners to bring education to areas where there is none, providing children with quality education from which they can build a life and break the chains of poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £97,378
Total expenditure: £120,344

People

6 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 August 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04662849 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SUSAN SIMMONDS Chair 06 August 2012
ST MARK'S FAMILY CENTRE
Received: On time
SHERNAZ ENGINEER Trustee
CHARLES EDUCATION CENTRE
Received: On time
SUNIYA QURESHI Trustee
PAKISTAN ALLIANCE FOR GIRLS EDUCATION UK
Received: On time
UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AID TO PAKISTAN
Received: On time
MINAXI VASANJI DESAI Trustee
None on record
PEROSHA TENGRA Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOPHER SIMON HOUGH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £58.73k £61.44k £90.70k £113.49k £97.38k
Total expenditure £59.75k £85.66k £60.29k £67.17k £120.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 February 2023 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 February 2023 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 JULY 2004.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, PROVIDE AND DEVELOP PROGRAMMES FOR EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE (INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN) WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY POVERTY, GEOGRAPHY, CONFLICT OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN SOUTH ASIA AND TO PROMOTE OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

SOUTH ASIA.

Contact information

Address:
9 Berners Place
LONDON
W1T 3AD
Phone:
02072421942
Email:
info@learningforlifeuk.org
Website:

www.learningforlifeuk.org Open in new window