Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AIMS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN NORTH KENSINGTON AND NORTH WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING SAFE AND INCLUSIVE OPEN AIR LEISURE. PLAY, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR FOUR ACRE COMMUNITY PARK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£285	£261	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£199	£199	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/21		£192	£196	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£189	£210	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	175
31/03/19		£169	£244	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	152
31/03/18		£224	£222	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£163	£201	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£282	£212	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£125	£157	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£159	£149	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£154	£135	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£132	£135	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£121	£226	£-105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£145	£251	£-106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£219	£287	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£154	£252	£-99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£183	£261	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£287	£353	£-66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£238	£363	£-125	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£236	£322	£-86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

www.meanwhile-gardens.org.uk

chandrika@meanwhilegardens.org.uk

02089604600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kensington And Chelsea,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play
£9,882	10/06/2022	The funding will be used to provide creative activity sessions at their community centre for disadvantaged families. The project aims to provide access to a safe outdoor space for people to come ....more The funding will be used to provide creative activity sessions at their community centre for disadvantaged families. The project aims to provide access to a safe outdoor space for people to come together for learning and play opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play at the Playhut
£9,882	25/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of arts based messy play activities for pre-school children and their parents/carers. The project aims to provide access to creative learning ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of arts based messy play activities for pre-school children and their parents/carers. The project aims to provide access to creative learning opportunities to children that are not attending early years learning provision.
LUND TRUST - For the Council of Meanwhile, Metronomes, Edenham and Trellick (CoMMET).
£15,000	22/01/2021	Towards CoMMET’s work to improve its local green spaces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play at Meanwhile Gardens
£9,882	29/08/2019 12	Messy Play at Meanwhile Gardens

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-87

ALEX BOWLING Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Photographer

DESMOND O'NEILL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

GARY LOHAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Operations Manager

JULIE JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Costume Designer

KRISTIAN PARKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Owner

MR TONY CURZON PRICE (Chair)

ROSEMARY PEEL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired

ROHAN MCCULLOUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Actress

SIMON RYDER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chief Executive

SUSANNA GRETZ, Occupation: Illustrator

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/1987, number: 296921
Registered at Companies House on 22/05/1987, number: 02134343

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 14 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from EMMANUEL PLAYGROUP on 27/02/2023

Main office

Meanwhile Gardens Community Associa
156-158 Kensal Road
LONDON
W10 5BN

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREAT WESTERN ROAD, ELKSTONE AND KENSAL ROADS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE NORTH KENSINGTON AND NORTH PADDINGTON AREA OF LONDON (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR RACE OR COLOUR OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED BEING PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED THAT NEVERTHELESS SUCH FCILITIES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH KENSINGTON, PADDINGTON

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