Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

BELLINGHAM COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED

Within the London Borough of Lewisham and the surrounding boroughs, to develop the capacity and skills of the inhabitants to help meet their own needs and to work with voluntary and community groups to provide facilities for sport and recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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
31/12/23£192£227£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£144£199£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£156£189£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£212£201£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£121£194£-73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£161£183£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£88£213£-124n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£130£425£-294n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£149£232£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£211£239£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£219£313£-94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£168£297£-129n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£195£294£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£235£284£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£197£336£-139n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£284£403£-118n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£340£417£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£201£327£-126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£355£446£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£353£522£-169n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 40%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Established: 31 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund£267,466
City Bridge Trust£184,600
Trust for London£165,000
Co-Operative Group£9,169
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Community Project
£1,449 21/10/2023
We would like to deliver an affordable programme of targeted inclusive sports and physical activities for the Bellingham community to access.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bellingham 100 years old Community Events for all
£8,094 03/02/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of free activities throughout the year and a centenary festival to celebrate the history of the local area and its cultural diversity. The project aims to bring people together to build community ....more
Trust for London - Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£15,000 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2022-9502
Trust for London - Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£150,000 05/05/2022
The funding is for BCP to continue its much-needed community development work and deliver the Trust's housing and regeneration project bringing a revitalised high street, accessible public realm, genuinely affordable accessible homes for people on ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£3,952 23/10/2021
We would like to get connected, provide a quarterly health and wellbeing information newsletter to our 7,800 Bellingham households and formulate socially distanced projects for isolated people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Community Project
£3,768 24/10/2020
We would like to develop a programme of activities to engage the isolated and vulnerable elderly community in Bellingham.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£9,000 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £9,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bellingham Community Project
£259,372 02/03/2020
60
This funding will contribute towards the group's core costs, conduct a community consultation and impact report and employ a community development worker. This will help the group continue to deliver various activities from their community and ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£175,600 28/11/2019
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£175,600 over five years (£35,900; £33,400; £34,400; £35,400; £36,500) for the salary and on-costs of a part-time (3 dpw) Community Projects Officer, to develop and deliver a range of projects for people aged 65 and over in Bellingham. The ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Community Project Ltd
£4,420 15/11/2019
We want to provide two free monthly play sessions for young children with special educational needs, increasing confidence and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Community Project
£4,934 19/11/2018
We want funds to hold two events offering a range of activities to reduce health, education and social inequalities in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bellingham Community Volunteer Coordinator
£9,955 29/11/2017
12
This project will provide a volunteer coordinator to help establish a base of volunteers, improving ongoing outreach and social activities for older people.
Trust for London - Bellingham Community Project
£200,000 07/06/2017
48
The funding is to support and continue BCP's charitable work in improving the life and well being of the Bellingham community and supporting and overseeing the Trusts land and buildings. Continue to be an established community resource in the South ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-68
  • AMI FRANCES IBITSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Executive Assistant
  • COUNCILLOR PETER BROOKS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
  • CHARLES MICHAEL RICHARDSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo (Charity Sector)
  • IYARE GAMAL ABDEL NOSER IGIEHON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Creative Diversity Partner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1994, number: 1036667
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/12/1992, number: 02773345
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

BELLINGHAM COMMUNITY PROJECT
4-7 CHISWELL STREET
LONDON
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Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT PRINCIPALLY OF PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN LONDON (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), THAT WILL DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE INHABITANTS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS.(B) TO WORK AND SUPPORT VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SPORT AND RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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