OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC)



Analysis of Grants Made
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  • In this period 63 donations have been made totalling £524,630 to 60 organisations

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  • Average annual spending of registered grantees: £1,415,653
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Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)
Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?
By ValueBy Number
Department for Work and Pensions 10% 2%
National Lottery Community Fund 7% 10%
DCMS 4% 5%
John Lyon's Charity 4% 5%
Paul Hamlyn Foundation 3% 5%
BBC Children in Need 3% 3%
City Bridge Trust 3% 3%
Sport England 2% 3%
Garfield Weston Foundation 2% 2%
The Childhood Trust 2% 2%
Sole supporter: 77% by number, 76% by value.
Individual Grants Made
When Amount/
Spending
Recipient To be used for
26/03/2024 £7,000
LOOM PROJECTS LTD Continuation of a Park Royal Women’s Group to support women in the creative industries and women who live and work in the area.
26/03/2024 £8,450
CAFE LEVANT Events to support business growth and engagement with cultural activity at Café Levant
26/03/2024 £7,000
FASHTAG Working with young people to deliver training and fashion show to enable them to gain skills to start their own fashion business.
26/03/2024 £7,000
BLAST STUDIO Using discarded wild clay from the local HS2 works in a series of workshops, with access to 3D printing machines and computers. Participants will transform this clay into a 3D printable material
26/03/2024 £20,000
JGA GROUP A film skills programme will be delivered, over a five-week period, in the form of a competition, which will require participants to attend one day a week. Creative skills festival one day event.
11/03/2024 £22,000
POW WORKSHOPS LTD  Grant funding towards the cost of ‘Re-Made in Park Royal’, a project that is focused on delivering innovative solutions to process and monetise the waste and surplus materials that come from the High Speed 2 (HS2) Old Oak Common station site, as well as the surrounding Park Royal area.
07/03/2024 £6,950
BUBBLE & SQUEAK Food bank
07/03/2024 £6,000
FOR BRIAN Develop a dementia inclusive cohesive community
07/03/2024 £6,500
JOHN KEBLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Food bank
07/03/2024 £7,000
MEM ACADEMY Health and wellbeing
07/03/2024 £5,000
HERITAGE CHARITY LONDON Youth empowerment training
07/03/2024 £7,000
HARLESDEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Sharing untold stories of local businesses
07/03/2024 £4,000
RASHIDA'S PATISSERIE Woring with young women in Park Royal
07/03/2024 £6,100
ARC THEATRE ENSEMBLE FGM awareness in schools
07/03/2024 £6,850
LEVANT CAFE LIBRARY Arabic library
07/03/2024 £7,000
BRENT FOOD BANK Food bank
07/03/2024 £6,950
BRENT TV WITH NEET STUDENTS Series of short films representing community people
07/03/2024 £7,000
SOCIETY DANCE Arts and dance programe
07/03/2024 £6,000
TRANSGENERATIONAL CHANGE Health and wellbeing
07/03/2024 £5,000
GARDEN STUDIOS Film about an unsung hero in Harlesden
19/03/2023 £54,975
WEST LONDON BUSINESS LTD. This funding is to employ the Park Royal Business Group manager, as well as running the PRBG events series.
31/03/2022 £2,315
FRUITION PROPERTIES Fruition Properties, owners of 2 Scrubs Lane, looking to redevelop the site, sought and were granted planning permission in June 2018.
11/12/2021 £5,000
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING The London Borough of Ealing wants to use the Christmas Market for North Acton Square as a one-day, weekend to provide a collaborative opportunity for local businesses, artists, makers and entrepreneurs to market their offer to the local and wider west London community.
01/09/2021 £7,000
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING The London Borough of Ealing Council have asked OPDC to help kick- start their activation of North Acton Square by grant funding and taking part in the North Acton London Festival programme.
16/07/2021 £4,770
£141,323
URBANWISE LONDON A series of projects, including walks and workshops, designed to showcase the ecology of Hammersmith and Fulham's largest green space (Wormwood Scrubs). We will use the list birds found in Wormwood Scrub compiled by renowned bird watcher David Lindo, also known as the Urban Birder, and deliver a series of walks and art workshops for children, families and adults where they will be encourage to explore wildlife (birds, trees, etc) and make art. The art workshops will be based either at Old Oak Community Centre, Old Oak Primary School, Burlington Dames or similar venue close to the Scrubs and easily accessible for walks. The workshops will be delivered by professional artist Renata Fernandez whose studio is in the Old Oak and Park Royal area (Acava, Hythe Rd.)
14/07/2021 £25,000
RIGHTRAIN LTD T/A BILL AMBERG STUDIO Funding to support the establishment of the inaugural Park Royal Design District
22/06/2021 £5,000
YOUR CANAL BOAT CIC Three weekends of performances on a canal boat at various locations along the Grand Union Canal
31/05/2021 £5,000
FOR BRIAN CIC Old Oak Lumiere will support For Brian CIC's mission to tackle loneliness and isolation, involving a series of light installations and pageants across the Old Oak Estate - these will be co-produced with local residents, with the aim of unifying local communities during such challenging circumstances.
31/05/2021 £4,980
KEY CHANGES Key changes are a charity who utilise music to support the wellbeing of people living with long-term mental health conditions. Music Studio Discovery will be based out of Central Middlesex Hospital, and will offer participants access to equipment and programming in order to create their own original composition. We are currently running the music activities on the wards at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health. These are taking place every Tuesday at the hospital and have maximum engagement. The studio sessions are taking place in W10 as there was a change of location due to COVID
28/04/2021 £5,000
LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT To support the development of next phase of the artist network which will see us bringing together creative organisations to form a collective to take it forward
28/04/2021 £5,000
LIQUID VIBRATIONS Liquid Vibrations will create a unique underwater listening arts experience for SEN students at the JackTizard School. Taking place at the school's hydrotherapy pool, the students will be treated to a relaxingunderwater sound experience as they are supported weightlessly on the water surface.
28/04/2021 £4,902
£4,891,240
LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE An access fund to give young people in and around Old Oak and Park Royal the opportunity to discover their local theatre and new skills and talent through free classes as part of the Young Lyric creative classes programme.
28/04/2021 £5,000
PIP HACKETT I want to pay tribute to the 'Canary Girls' . The plucky Munitionettes of the Park Royal area of London. These women played a vital role in Industry during both World Wars and were never recognised for their sacrifices to our country. I intend to create a Millinery collection of 1940's hats inspired by these courageous women.
28/04/2021 £5,000
PORTOBELLO LIVE CIC  Our vision is to create affordable, community led performance programmes, in the heartof our local communities. We aim to be inclusive and engage people from a range of backgrounds. Weprovide local people with the opportunity to access live arts and music in their community and toincrease their participation in a range of arts activities. We promote the creation of new music and arts,to enable talented local music and arts creators to realise their potential. We will provide an annualmusic, arts and spoken word festival in the OPDC area.
28/04/2021 £3,900
GANG OF VIRTUE - QUEENSROLLAHOUSE Generation & Display is Queensrollahouse Artist Studios’ in-house, not-for-profit gallery & event space.We are respectfully applying for a £3,900 grant to support our 2021/22 exhibition programme: 4exhibitions and related events, working with emerging to mid-career artists.
28/04/2021 £5,000
£434,661
SHUBBAK FESTIVAL The project will connect local businesses with local communities and external visitors through a public art project that creates and displays bilingual English & Arabic literature texts by two emerging Palestinian writers from Hajar Press, designed by young Palestinian designers in key local locations, particular locations frequented by the Arab diaspora inc. Beit El Zeytoun, Levant Book Café and others. It is part of Shubbak, London’s largest festival of Contemporary Arab Culture, but specifically designed for the ODPC area. The project will create a map for festival attenders highlighting the locations and businesses in the ODPC area.
28/04/2021 £2,400
STARDUST ARTS An interactive virtual music workshop that introduces young people to music and the joy of learning amusical instrument. It is aimed at all children aged 6 years and above where they will learn rhythms and timings on their own percussion instruments. It is hoped that the project will be in person in the final weekfor the final performance. This will depend on the government's COVID 19 legislation at that time
28/04/2021 £5,000
TALKING AND EXPLORING Walking tours of the industrial estate featuring local industry, businesses and buiidlings of architectural importance
28/04/2021 £4,995
ABUNDANCE ARTS A 12 week programme of study support for KS2 and KS3 students in the local area, using arts to engage students with subjects such as English and Maths
28/04/2021 £5,000
£106,021
DALGARNO PRE SCHOOL A programme of drama and arts sessions for local students in North Kensington, based out of the Dalgarno Community Centre
28/04/2021 £4,990
FRESH ARTS CIC A  programme of theatre activities for children aged 7-11, based out of West Twyford Primary School in Park Royal
28/04/2021 £4,800
FACTORY PROJECTS A series of workshops and exhbitions exploring the idea of utopia with local people in Old Oak and Park Royal
28/04/2021 £5,000
GOODWASTE Project involving the creation of street furniture using waste materials from the industrial estate, in turn encouraging engagement with residents surrounding the future of the area
28/04/2021 £5,000
KOMMUN SOUND A series of music events in Park Royal being delivered post-lockdown to help reinvigorate interest in live music locally
28/04/2021 £4,650
UNIAO DA MOCIDADE A series of free samba workshops during Summer 2021 at the Oti Mabuse Dance studio in Park Royal, culminating in a live performance
28/04/2021 £4,625
JOHN KEBLE COFE PRIMARY SCHOOL Additional support for a foodbank in Harlesden, alongside funding to support a gardening club at the school
28/04/2021 £4,990
MINDS UNITED CIC  volunteer programme for local people, using sports coaching to support skils development and routes into higher education and employment
28/04/2021 £5,000
SAAFI (SOMALI ADVICE AND FORUM OF INFORMATION) Support for a charity who specialise in working with the local Somalian community, offering online training and awareness courses
28/04/2021 £5,000
£92,514
US CHARITABLE TRUST A series of arts and culture activities held over Summer 2021, free for local young people
28/04/2021 £5,000
ALOOKINTO ALOOKINTO are an artist collective based in Park Royal who focus on platforming the experience of marginalised, often less-visible groups. With a grant from OPDC they will create a zine in collaboration with local artists, platforming the work of emerging creatives in London's largest industrial estate
28/04/2021 £4,320
ARC THEATRE Arc Theatre focus on creating immersive, interactive theatre that engages young people with challenging topics. No More Whispers will explore FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) in London, supporting students to understand the complexity of the issue in a safe, supportive environment.
28/04/2021 £5,000
BLAST STUDIO Blast Studio are an artist collective based in Park Royal who specialise in using waste materials to create artwork. "The Hive" will collect waste materials from the industrial estate to create a distinctive sculpture, to be installed outside of Excelsior Studios.
28/04/2021 £4,933
BUBBLE + SQUEAK Building upon their expansive local networks, Bubble and Squeak will work to create a new newspaper for people living in the Old Oak Estate - this will be circulated monthly, with content being co-produced with local residents and artists.
28/04/2021 £5,000
ANGELINA JESSON ARTS LTD - 1995 Facilitated by two local artists living in Old Oak, Earthseed will involve local students in the creation of an interactive performance and musical film inspired by "The Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler.
28/04/2021 £5,000
FASHION REBIRTH Building upon a grant awarded during the early phases of the Great Place Scheme, the organisation will create a temporary hub in Park Royal - through this local women working in the creative industries will be able to connect with one another and grow their personal network, supporting improved welbeing in the process.
28/04/2021 £4,600
GIRLS I RATE GirlsIRate work to create visibilility and opportunities for under-represented communities in the music industry. Girl Royal Oak will involve a series of radio broadcasts, providing a platform to showcase local talent - this will also culimate in a networking event for participants to support their career development further.
28/04/2021 £5,000
KIT THEATRE KIT Theatre specialise in delivering immersive threatre projects to engage young people with complex topics. Classbot 450 will involve three schools in Harlesden/Stonebridge, introducing students to AI/coding - this will entail a week "takover" using live actors and probelm solving activities. This project is match funded by a £25k grant from the John Lyons Foundation.
28/04/2021 £3,000
LOCALITY MATTERS A blog about the history of Old Oak and Park Royal with interviews and photography of notable reisdents.
28/04/2021 £4,902
£4,891,240
LYRIC THEATRE An access fund to give young people in and around Old Oak and Park Royal the opportunity to discover their local theatre and new skills and talent through free classes as part of the Young Lyric creative classes programme.
28/04/2021 £4,950
OLD OAK PRIMARY SCHOOL Buiding upon their expansive local networks, colleagues from Old Oak Primary will develop a series of podcasts in collaboration with residents across the Old Oak Estate.
28/04/2021 £4,940
REVO SECCUS The project will inform and capture the view of young people on the past, present and future of the OPDC area and the opportunities it will produce in terms of jobs and careers the young people could be learning for at present.
28/04/2021 £5,000
TITRA Annual Film Festival which supports the decades long filming history of our area and creates a community event for all residents in the Island Triangle conservation area. In addition to screening a selection of films over the weekend, children would learn about the history of our streets as a filming location, there would be opportunities to take part in cultural workshops and a street party for all to attend.
19/03/2021 £94,893
WEST LONDON BUSINESS Funding towards the continuation of the Park Royal Business Group Manager post for an additional two years.
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Cumulative Grants
Amount Recipient
£94,893 WEST LONDON BUSINESS
£54,975 WEST LONDON BUSINESS LTD.
£25,000 RIGHTRAIN LTD T/A BILL AMBERG STUDIO
£22,000 POW WORKSHOPS LTD 
£20,000 JGA GROUP
£12,000 LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
£12,000 BLAST STUDIO
£9,804 LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE
£8,450 CAFE LEVANT
£7,000 SOCIETY DANCE
£7,000 MEM ACADEMY
£7,000 LOOM PROJECTS LTD
£7,000 HARLESDEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
£7,000 FASHTAG
£7,000 BRENT FOOD BANK
£6,950 BUBBLE & SQUEAK
£6,950 BRENT TV WITH NEET STUDENTS
£6,850 LEVANT CAFE LIBRARY
£6,500 JOHN KEBLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
£6,100 ARC THEATRE ENSEMBLE
£6,000 TRANSGENERATIONAL CHANGE
£6,000 FOR BRIAN
£5,000 YOUR CANAL BOAT CIC
£5,000 US CHARITABLE TRUST
£5,000 TITRA
£5,000 TALKING AND EXPLORING
£5,000 SHUBBAK FESTIVAL
£5,000 SAAFI (SOMALI ADVICE AND FORUM OF INFORMATION)
£5,000 PORTOBELLO LIVE CIC
£5,000 PIP HACKETT
£5,000 LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT
£5,000 LIQUID VIBRATIONS
£5,000 KOMMUN SOUND
£5,000 KIT THEATRE
£5,000 HERITAGE CHARITY LONDON
£5,000 GOODWASTE
£5,000 GARDEN STUDIOS
£5,000 FOR BRIAN CIC
£5,000 FASHION REBIRTH
£5,000 DALGARNO PRE SCHOOL
£5,000 ANGELINA JESSON ARTS LTD - 1995
£5,000 ALOOKINTO
£4,995 ABUNDANCE ARTS
£4,990 MINDS UNITED CIC
£4,990 FRESH ARTS CIC
£4,980 KEY CHANGES
£4,950 OLD OAK PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,940 REVO SECCUS
£4,933 BUBBLE + SQUEAK
£4,800 FACTORY PROJECTS
£4,770 URBANWISE LONDON
£4,650 UNIAO DA MOCIDADE
£4,625 JOHN KEBLE COFE PRIMARY SCHOOL
£4,600 GIRLS I RATE
£4,320 ARC THEATRE
£4,000 RASHIDA'S PATISSERIE
£3,900 GANG OF VIRTUE - QUEENSROLLAHOUSE
£3,000 LOCALITY MATTERS
£2,400 STARDUST ARTS
£2,315 FRUITION PROPERTIES
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