Registered charity · London
Learning Disability Network London Limited
- 14 trustees
- Income £23m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Adam BharuchaTrustee · since 2023
- David Richard Vernon LuscombeTrustee · since 2022
- Denise Hazel WellsTrustee · since 2025
- Dharmaratnam RagurajTrustee · since 2024
- Emma Siobhan BairdTrustee · since 2022
- Ian Spenser JacksonTrustee · since 2020
- James Gordon BlairTrustee · since 2024
- Jeffrey Martin MendzilTrustee · since 2020
- John Edward CraneTrustee · since 2026
- Lindy Jane ShufflebothamTrustee · since 2023
- Martin Joel HaarmansTrustee · since 2019
- Martin Keith RodwellTrustee · since 2023
- Michael WebberTrustee · since 2017
- Theresa Mary ShortlandTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.ldnlondon.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Learning Disability Network London Limited
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£23m£22m
- 2024£21m£21m
- 2023£19m£19m
Earlier years
- 2022£19m£19m
- 2021£17m£17m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 90% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE:-(A) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN OR HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH GREATER LONDON OR ITS ENVIRONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND SERVICES (INCLUDING SERVICES PROVIDED TO LEARNING DISABLED AND NON-LEARNING DISABLED PEOPLE ON AN INCLUSIVE BASIS);(B) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY BY:(I) PROMOTING THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY TO MAKE ACTIVE CHOICES CONCERNING DAY TO DAY LIVING(II) ENCOURAGING THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO RECOGNISE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO ALL SERVICES, AMENITIES AND FACILITIES ON AN INCLUSIVE BASIS(III) HELPING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY CAN BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY?
Grants received
6 grants · £475,750 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £239,084 (2 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £120,000
- BBC Children in Need · £101,666
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
- John Lyon's Charity · £5,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Adam Bharucha since 2023
- David Richard Vernon Luscombe since 2022
- Denise Hazel Wells since 2025
- Dharmaratnam Raguraj since 2024
- Emma Siobhan Baird since 2022
- Ian Spenser Jackson since 2020
- James Gordon Blair since 2024
- Jeffrey Martin Mendzil since 2020
- John Edward Crane since 2026
- Lindy Jane Shufflebotham since 2023
- Martin Joel Haarmans since 2019
- Martin Keith Rodwell since 2023
- Michael Webber since 2017
- Theresa Mary Shortland since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian Spenser Jackson since 2020
- Jeffrey Martin Mendzil since 2020
- Martin Joel Haarmans since 2019
- Michael Webber since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Adam Bharucha since 2023
- Denise Hazel Wells since 2025
- Dharmaratnam Raguraj since 2024
- Emma Siobhan Baird since 2022
- Ian Spenser Jackson since 2020
- James Gordon Blair since 2024
- Jeffrey Martin Mendzil since 2020
- John Edward Crane since 2026
- Lindy Jane Shufflebotham since 2023
- Martin Joel Haarmans since 2019
- Martin Keith Rodwell since 2023
- Michael Webber since 2017
- Theresa Mary Shortland since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- David Richard Vernon Luscombe since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 0.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 801081
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH DEC 1988 AS AMENDED 10TH NOV 05 AND 14 JUL 06, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 OCT 10 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 28 OCT 10. AS AMENDED ON 21 DEC 2020 AS AMENDED ON 24 DEC 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 DEC 2022 as amended on 04 Sep 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 02325273 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 8968 7376 · hello@ldnlondon.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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