01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 May 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01984355
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,359,502
- Latest expenditure
- £1,207,199
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 5 Ellingham Road, London, E15 2AU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.londonability.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
London Ability (formerly known as Ellingham Employment Services) provides accredited and/or vocational preparation courses to people with disabilities and to assist them to find, and maintain, employment placements in the Greater London area, with or without support from ourselves.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,359,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,207,199
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,301,593
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,153,750
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,108,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,054,444
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,016,349
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £924,940
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,351,589
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,332,107
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,359,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,207,199
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 205325
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,301,593
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,153,750
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 255058
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,108,488
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,054,444
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 188918
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,016,349
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £924,940
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 182554
- Income From Government Grants
- £296,301
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,351,589
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,332,107
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 281994
- Income From Government Grants
- £172,383
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 29038
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 44341
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1277936
- Income Investments
- 8187
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1359502
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £13,414
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,193,785
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1207199
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 290068
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 286499
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3569
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £681,230
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26239
- Assets Own Use
- 26239
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £909,108
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £224,837
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £710,510
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 224837
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £759,527
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 681230
- Funds Restricted
- 29280
- Funds Total
- 710510
- Count Employees
- 43
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6105
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29094
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1260613
- Income Investments
- 5781
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1301593
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,281
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,144,469
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1153750
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 264914
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 262755
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2159
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £555,742
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11272
- Assets Own Use
- 11272
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £778,823
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £231,888
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £558,207
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 231888
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £626,939
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 555742
- Funds Restricted
- 2465
- Funds Total
- 558207
- Count Employees
- 42
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6314
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 31913
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1069540
- Income Investments
- 721
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1108488
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,272
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,044,172
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1054444
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 276215
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 274805
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1410
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £407,832
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9482
- Assets Own Use
- 9482
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £561,610
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £160,728
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £410,364
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 160728
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £429,908
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 407832
- Funds Restricted
- 2532
- Funds Total
- 410364
- Count Employees
- 41
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 60561
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 24060
- Income Charitable Activities
- 931728
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1016349
- Income Legacies
- 25000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,996
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £919,944
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 924940
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 264911
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 234230
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1658
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £353,788
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6223
- Assets Own Use
- 6223
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £492,019
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £141,922
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £356,320
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 141922
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £282,678
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 353788
- Funds Restricted
- 2532
- Funds Total
- 356320
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 207640
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 124048
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1019901
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1351589
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,377
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,328,730
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1332107
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 281645
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 276571
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5074
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £260,828
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6104
- Assets Own Use
- 6104
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £408,701
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £149,895
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £264,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 149895
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £237,303
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 260828
- Funds Restricted
- 4082
- Funds Total
- 264910
- Count Employees
- 61
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- London Ability
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-05-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH JANUARY 1986, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 7TH APRIL 1992 AND 1 JUNE 2004 as amended on 20 Jul 2021 as amended on 26 Jul 2021 as amended on 27 Aug 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SHELTERED AND SUPPORTED WORK PLACEMENTS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA.
- Area Of Benefit
- GREATER LONDON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 36110
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ELLINGHAM EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures