Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

THE LEASIDE TRUST

The Leaside Trust operates an outdoor activities centre on the River Lea in Hackney. Our mission is to serve our local community, especially its young people, by providing opportunities for education, personal development, recreation and excellence in outdoor activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£256£304£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£283£248£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£242£190£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£270£227£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£152£189£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£164£181£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£139£176£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£145£159£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£142£199£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£162£198£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£205£205£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£216£227£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£179£206£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£176£283£-107n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£305£263£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£182£104£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£251£281£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£1,005£296£709n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£201£231£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£271£193£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

www.leaside.org.uk

info@leaside.co.uk

02088066887

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£199,955
Greater London Authority£32,433
Sport England£12,600
National Lottery Community Fund£9,500
The Clothworkers Foundation£8,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Go! London Fund- Leaside Bikes
£32,433 28/01/2024
Leaside Bikes will provide north-east London's young people with unique fully-equipped easy-access cycling, co-sited with other foundational adventure/action activities (paddle-sports, Nordic walking, hiking, circuit-training, orienteering) for ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Leaside Trust
£150,000 24/06/2023
£150,000 for access improvement works including a replacement platform lift, replacement river jetty, signage and wayfinding, project management fees, among other smaller access improvement works, and a contingency sum. Use of the contingency sum ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Leaside Trust
£4,955 24/10/2022
£4,955 to commission an independent access audit and design appraisal of the Leaside Trust site and buildings as existing and proposed as part of site improvement plans.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Leaside Trust
£45,000 10/05/2022
£45,000 over one year for the costs of an architect’s feasibility study, a fixed number of business analyst consultant hours, and a pilot programme of environmental education classes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Leaside Community River Experiences
£9,500 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to offer local groups fun days trips to the outdoor activity centre. The group will work with local partner agencies to target single parents and their children older isolated people recently arrived asylum seekers and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Leaside Trust
£8,500 17/08/2021
refurbishment of the building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in London
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£3,000 19/05/2021
4
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£9,600 27/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Hackney Council - Grant to The Leaside Trust
£4,000 28/10/2019
6
Outdoor activities (canoeing, kayaking, biking and Nordic walking) in addition to keep fit classes gym and circuit based fitness sessions promoting healthy lifestyle choices for young people, families, over 50's and the Charedi Community.
Sport England - Provision of improved boat storage and outdoor classroom
£46,000 31/05/2018
21
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Provision of improved boat storage and outdoor classroom. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Provision of improved boat storage and outdoor classroom
£46,000 31/05/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Provision of improved boat storage and outdoor classroom'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries. This funding ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Outdoor activities to develop transferrable life skills
£2,500 14/02/2012
Towards outdoor activities to develop transferrable life skills in inner city London.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-75
  • CHRIS HEAUME Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Independent Consultant
  • DEREK STRIDE (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Teacher
  • DOMINIC BURNETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Banker
  • JACQUELINE LOUISE WOODS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • OLIVIA GWYNETH TERRY PEPPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant
  • PAUL GEIST Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Partner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1993, number: 1027645
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1993, number: 02859615
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

THE LEASIDE TRUST
SPRING LANE
LONDON
E5 9HQ

Objectives

1)A)TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS OF SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY AGE BY ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE SYSTEMATIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SUCH YOUNG PERSONS AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING THEIR CHARACTER MINDS MENTAL CO-ORDINATION SELF-DISCIPLINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND WITH A VIEW TO FURTHERING THAT OBJECT TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ANY WATER RELATED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE EAST END OF LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES LIVING IN LONDON WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES 2)PURSUANT TO THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958 THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION (OR ASSISTANCE IN THE ORGANISATION OR PROVISION) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDON (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEW CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED) EITHER FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE B)TO SUPPORT OR FURTHER ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST END OF LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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