LAMDA LTD

Charity number: 312821

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

In addition to five validated degree programmes, LAMDA offers a Foundation Course and a number of Diplomas, semester and short courses for the private market. The work of the Drama School is complemented by that of Examinations, through which LAMDA offers a drama and communications-based syllabus leading to accredited and non-accredited awards in the UK and overseas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hammersmith And Fulham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 April 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART (Working name)
  • LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ART (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

20 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sir Nigel Carrington Trustee 06 February 2025
None on record
Nigel Sudarkasa Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Prof, OBE Frances Corner Trustee 18 April 2024
LONDON HIGHER
Received: On time
MAUDSLEY CHARITY
Received: On time
Prof Naren Anthony Barfield Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Nese Guner Rosborough Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Nathan Richardson Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Professor Dame Shirley Anne Teresa Pearce Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
Georgia Brown Trustee 18 April 2024
None on record
DAVID ROPER Trustee 30 November 2023
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
SOLIHULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Received: 22 days late
Michelle Janice Daisley Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Helen Protheroe Trustee 16 June 2023
None on record
Rory Michael Kinnear Trustee 16 June 2023
None on record
Annabel Chisha Mutale Reed Trustee 02 March 2023
None on record
Leah Isabelle Melanie Ferguson Trustee 26 July 2021
None on record
Professor Mohammad Dastbaz Trustee 28 February 2019
None on record
Shamez Alibhai Trustee 26 April 2018
None on record
Thomas Laing-Baker Trustee 15 February 2018
None on record
Helen Sarah Wright Trustee 10 October 2017
None on record
LORD THOMAS ORLANDO CHANDOS Trustee 10 October 2017
None on record
Joanne Margaret Hirst Trustee 08 June 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £12.99m £10.47m £10.92m £13.41m £17.15m
Total expenditure £13.25m £12.25m £11.99m £13.38m £15.96m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £1.50m £1.73m £1.61m £3.87m
Income - Donations and legacies £1.18m £801.43k £802.05k £1.13m £809.36k
Income - Other trading activities £333.51k £249.92k £0 £0 £95.74k
Income - Charitable activities £11.47m £8.81m £10.12m £12.28m £15.73m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.28k £5.84k £0 £3.43k £63.75k
Income - Other £0 £595.74k £0 £0 £455.17k
Income - Legacies £30.00k £0 £198.25k £198.25k £13.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £12.54m £11.70m £11.99m £13.14m £15.75m
Expenditure - Raising funds £487.71k £364.30k £0 £242.58k £207.43k
Expenditure - Governance £146.16k £86.37k £25.19k £195.77k £135.74k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £215.98k £186.09k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Own use assets £31.43m £30.57m £29.43m £28.27m £27.55m
Long-term investments £46 £46 £46 £346 £0
Other assets £2.40m £1.03m £2.48m £3.52m £4.94m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.98m £7.54m £8.91m £8.78m £8.27m

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 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 20 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 20 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 12 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 12 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 24 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 24 January 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
TRUST DEED OF 12/4/1966
Charitable objects
1) TO OR FOR A GRANT TO A FEMALE STUDENT AT THE LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ART AT THE START OF HER THIRD YEAR OF TRAINING 2) FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS PURPOSE OR PURPOSES IN SUCH SHARES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 27 April 1966 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
155 TALGARTH ROAD
LONDON
W14 9DA
Phone:
02088340500