Community Language Support Services
Analysis
Community Language Support Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Language Support Services reported income of £102k and spending of £122k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £124k to £102k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community Language Support Services sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chief Baron Smith's Charity (£102k), Kings Cottages Trust (£103k) and Amersham United Charities (£102k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
CLSS aiming to advance the education and training of people with limited English language skills and their dependents in need there of so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt with in a new community. Enables clients to have better access to mainstream services. Through provision advice, advocacy, support, interpreting and translating, referrals and signposting service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Baron Smith's Charity | Leicestershire | £102k |
| Kings Cottages Trust | Hertfordshire | £103k |
| Amersham United Charities | Buckinghamshire | £102k |
| The John Brazil Trust | Amersham | £104k |